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Northern Hemisphere

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northern hemisphere
1. that half of the globe lying north of the equator
2. Astronomy that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator

Northern Hemisphere [′nȯr·thərn ′hem·i‚sfir]
(geography)
The half of the earth north of the Equator.


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According to his own observations, Barbicane reckoned that they would land on her northern hemisphere, where stretch immense plains, and where mountains are rare.
Over a year had elapsed since they had set out to explore the northern hemisphere in search of Carthoris, and at last their disheartened people had accepted as truth the vague rumors of their death that had filtered in from the frozen region of the pole.
 
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