The Western Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian—which crosses Greenwich, London, England—and east of the 180th meridian.[1][2] The other half is called the Eastern Hemisphere. Geo-politically, the term Western Hemisphere is often used as a metonym for the Americas or the "New World", even though geographically the hemisphere also includes parts of other continents.[12]
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- ^ Western Hemisphere Archived 2020-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, United States Department of the Treasury.
- ^ Western Hemisphere Archived 2020-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, Office of the United States Trade Representative.
- ^ Joe Biden: The Western Hemisphere Needs U.S. Leadership Archived 2019-12-25 at the Wayback Machine, Americas Quarterly, 17 December 2018.
- ^ Western Hemisphere Archived 2020-05-10 at the Wayback Machine, United States Department of Justice.
- ^ Western Hemisphere Archived 2020-05-06 at the Wayback Machine, United States Department of Agriculture.
- ^ Western Hemisphere Archived 2020-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
- ^ Western Hemisphere Archived 2020-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, Fulbright Program.
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