The Equator, or line of 0 degrees latitude, divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

The only continent in all four hemispheres is Africa. What hemispheres do we live in? We live in North America, so we live in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

• Africa-located under Europe and beside Asia. It is also located in the northern and eastern hemispheres.
• Antarctica-located at the bottom center of the earth below all of the continents. It is located in the southern and western/eastern hemispheres.

Kiribati Islands

At least part of four of the Earth’s five oceans is located in the Western Hemisphere. These are the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean (Antarctic), and the Arctic Ocean. About half of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are located in the western hemisphere.

Its portion lying east of the 180th meridian is the only part of the country lying in the Western Hemisphere. United States, passing through the Aleutian Islands (Alaska). The country has both the Equator and the 180th meridian (antimeridian) crossing through its territory.

Western Hemisphere, part of Earth comprising North and South America and the surrounding waters. According to this scheme, the Western Hemisphere includes not only North and South America but also portions of Africa, Europe, Antarctica, and Asia. …

IT CONTAINS most of the world’s land and 90 per cent of its people, but that is not why the northern hemisphere is consistently hotter than its southern counterpart. The northern hemisphere is currently 1.5 °C warmer on average than the southern hemisphere.

The countries are geographically separated by the East China Sea. Japan has been strongly influenced throughout history by China, through the gradual process of Sinicization with its language, architecture, culture, religion, philosophy, and law.

The latitudinal point of Canada is 56° 00′ 0.00″ N, which means that Canada can be found in the northern hemisphere. As such, this North American country is also situated above the equator. The longitudinal point of Canada is 96° 00′ 0.00″ W, meaning that Canada is located in the western hemisphere of the globe.

China is part of the northern and eastern hemispheres, placing the country well above the equator.

List of Countries Located Completely in the Southern Hemisphere

The GPS coordinates of Cuba are 21.5218° N and 77.7812° W. This places the Caribbean country in both the northern and western hemispheres.

Cuba has had a communist political system since 1959 based on the “one state – one party” principle.

History of Travel Restrictions to Cuba The U.S. government has limited travel to Cuba since 1960—after Fidel Castro came to power—and to this day, travel for tourist activities remains controlled largely due to a fear of communism in Cuba. Additionally, cruise ships once again started calling on Cuban ports.

Haiti, the nearest neighbouring country, is 48 miles (77 km) to the east, across the Windward Passage; Jamaica is 87 miles (140 km) to the south; the Bahamas archipelago extends to within 50 miles (80 km) of the northern coast; and the United States is about 90 miles (150 km) to the north across the Straits of Florida.

Major cities near Havana, Cuba

• 288 km to Santa Clara, Cuba.
• 368 km to Miami, FL.
• 372 km to Hialeah, FL.
• 497 km to Camaguey, Cuba.
• 507 km to Cancun, Mexico.
• 516 km to Saint Petersburg, FL.
• 535 km to Tampa, FL.
• 559 km to Nassau, Bahamas.

Cuba’s main imports are machinery, food and fuel products, while its major exports are refined fuels, sugar, tobacco, nickel and pharmaceuticals.

Roman Catholicism