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Glossary | Maps | General | Subject | World hemispheres

Here, the Earth is represented by two adjacent hemispheres.

Hemispheres

Hemispheres

Hemisphere maps are also known as planiglobes. This is the representation of each of the Earth’s hemispheres in a circular form. The entire surface of the globe is represented by two adjacent circular maps. The two hemisphere images show a continuous equator and a linear central meridian.