Southern hemisphere
The Southern hemisphere is the half of Earth that is south of the equator.
It has about 10 percent of world's population and only a small part of the world's land. A very small part of Asia, one-third of Africa, 90 percent of South America, and all of Australia and Antarctica are in this hemisphere.
Southern Hemisphere Media
The Southern Hemisphere is highlighted in yellow. The hemispheres appear to be unequal in this image because Antarctica is not shown.
Aurora australis appearing in the night sky of Swifts Creek, 100 km (62 mi) north of Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia.
Aurora australis appearing from Stewart Island/Rakiura in the south of New Zealand.
A photo of Earth from Apollo 17 (Blue Marble) with the south pole at the top and the continent of Africa