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1. Western Hemisphere

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   The Western Hemisphere (WH) is the half of the Earth that lies to the west of the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) and east of the 180th meridian. Geographically, it is commonly understood to encompass the entirety of the continents of North America and South America, along with their associated islands and portions of their adjacent oceans, the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Culturally and hist…