Southern Hemisphere

The Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planet's surface (or celestial sphere) that is south of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball').

Continents and countries on Earth's Southern Hemisphere

Continents in the southern hemisphere:

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• Antarctica
• Australia
• most of South America, south of the Amazon river
• about 1/3 of Africa, south of the Congo river

Countries wholly or mostly in the southern hemisphere that are in Africa:

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Countries - Africa

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• Angola
• Botswana
• Burundi
• Comoros
• Congo
• Democratic Republic of Congo
• Gabon
• Lesotho
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Rwanda
• South Africa
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Countries wholly or mostly in the southern hemisphere that are in Asia:

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Countries - Asia

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• East Timor
• Indonesia

Countries wholly or mostly in the southern hemisphere that are in Australasia and Oceania:

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Countries - Australasia - Oceania

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• Australia
• Cook Islands
• Fiji
• Kiribati
• Nauru
• New Zealand
• Niue
• Papua New Guinea
• Samoa
• Solomon Islands
• Tonga
• Tuvalu
• Vanuatu

Countries wholly or mostly in the southern hemisphere that are in South America:

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Countries - South America

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• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Ecuador
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Uruguay