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Southern Hemisphere
The half of the Earth south of the equator. Includes most of South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica.
オーストラリアは南半球にある。
Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere.
南半球では季節が逆になる。
In the Southern Hemisphere, the seasons are reversed.
南半球の国では十二月が夏なので、クリスマスを海で過ごす人もいる。
In Southern Hemisphere countries, December is summer, so some people spend Christmas at the beach.
Compound of 南 (south) + 半球 (hemisphere).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 南半球の国: Southern Hemisphere countries
- 南半球では季節が逆: seasons are reversed in the Southern Hemisphere
KEY FACT:
Japan is in the 北半球 (Northern Hemisphere), so seasons are opposite to those in Australia, New Zealand, and much of South America.
RELATED TERMS:
- 北半球: Northern Hemisphere
- 赤道: equator
- 半球: hemisphere
- 東半球: Eastern Hemisphere
- 西半球: Western Hemisphere