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EASTERN HEMISPHERE [1 record]

Record 1 2008-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
  • Political Geography and Geopolitics
DEF

The half of the Earth that is east of the [Greenwich] meridian ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
  • Géographie politique et géopolitique
DEF

Moitié du globe terrestre située à l'est du méridien de Greenwich.

CONT

Les hémisphères séparés par le méridien sont appelés oriental ou ascendant, et occidental ou descendant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía física (Generalidades)
  • Geografía política y geopolítica
DEF

Mitad de la esfera terrestre que se encuentra al este del meridiano de Greenwich.

CONT

Cuando [el círculo divisorio es] un meridiano, los hemisferios son calificados de occidental y oriental.

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