travel

[big peter]

what hemisphere has the most countries

[Sylday]

I haven't counted them - but the northern hemisphere has far more countries than the southern, which is mainly ocean. Incidentally, there are about 10 countries in both hemispheres.

[Quizmonster]

It sounds a bit odd, but there are actually four hemispheres! These are North/South and East/West. Re North/South, the equator cuts through 12 countries, so they may be considered both northern and southern. There are 148 countries solely in the northern hemisphere and 33 solely in the southern. Re East/West, the 0 degrees and 180 degrees lines cut 9 countries - including Britain - so they may be considered both eastern and western. There are 135 countries solely in the eastern hemisphere and 49 solely in the western hemisphere. So, just extract the relevant figures.

[bernardo]

You could of course divide the Earth into two hemispheres by any arbitrary dividing line, as long as it's a great circle. The most by that method would probably be opposite the Pacific Ocean, and encompassing most of Eurasia and Africa.

[Quizmonster]

Quite, B, but have you ever known anyone to hemispherise thus?