noun
southern hemisphere
Geographical term for the half of the Earth south of the equator.
オーストラリアは南半球にあります。
Australia is in the southern hemisphere.
南半球では、夏は12月から2月です。
In the southern hemisphere, summer is from December to February.
Refers to the northern hemisphere, the counterpart to 南半球.
Compound of 南 (みなみ, 'south') and 半球 (はんきゅう, 'hemisphere').