Eastern And Western Hemisphere Map

Annotations in pencil on some maps. North america and south america are in the western. The land west of the prime meridian is the western hemisphere.

Annotations in pencil on some maps. The maps in the map collections materials were either published prior to 1922, produced by the united states government, or both (see catalogue records that accompany. In geography and cartography, the hemispheres of earth refer to any division of the globe into two hemispheres (from ancient greek ἡμισφαίριον hēmisphairion, meaning half of a sphere).

The most common such divisions are by latitudinal or longitudinal markers:

The western hemisphere and the eastern hemisphere of the world are divided by an imaginary line of longitude which runs vertically across the globe known as the prime meridian. 1937 vintage eastern hemisphere atlas map authentic old antique rand mcnally. Browse 154 eastern hemisphere map stock photos and images available or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. North america and south america are wholly in the western hemisphere, while most of the rest of the world's land mass lies in the eastern hemisphere.