Eastern Hemisphere

Also known as oriental hemisphere

the half of Earth that lies east of the prime meridian and west of the antimeridian

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The Eastern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that stretches east from the prime meridian (the line running through Greenwich, England) to the antimeridian on the opposite side of the globe. It's a useful way to divide the world geographically and includes most of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, making it home to the majority of the world's population and diverse cultures.

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Eastern Hemisphere

The Eastern Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth which is east of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and west of the antimeridian (which crosses the Pacific Ocean and relatively little land from pole to pole). It is also used to refer to Afro-Eurasia (Africa and Eurasia) and Australia, in contrast with the Western Hemisphere, which includes mainly North and South America. The Eastern Hemisphere may also be called the "Oriental Hemisphere", and may in addition be used in a cultural or geopolitical sense as a synonym for the European term, "Old World."