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The land hemisphere and water hemisphere are the hemispheres of Earth containing the largest possible total areas of land and ocean, respectively. By definition (assuming that the entire surface can be classified as either "land" or "ocean"), the two hemispheres do not overlap.
Determinations of the hemispheres vary slightly. One determination places the centre of the land hemisphere at 47°13′N 1°32′W / 47.217°N 1.533°W (in the city of Nantes, France).[1] The centre of the water hemisphere is the antipode of the centre of the land hemisphere, and is therefore located at 47°13′S 178°28′E / 47.217°S 178.467°E (near New Zealand's Bounty Islands in the Pacific Ocean).
An alternative assignment determines the centre of the land hemisphere to be at 47°24′42″N 2°37′15″W / 47.411667°N 2.620833°W (in Île Dumet near Piriac-sur-Mer, France).[2][3] The centre of the water hemisphere is located at 47°24′42″S 177°22′45″E / 47.411667°S 177.379167°E (near New Zealand's Bounty Islands in the Pacific Ocean).
- ^ Boggs, Samuel Whittemore (December 1945). "This Hemisphere". Journal of Geography. 44 (9): 345–355. doi:10.1080/00221344508986498.
- ^ Berget, Alphonse (1913). "Répartition géographique des Océans (détermination du pôle continental)". Annales de l'Institut océanographique. 10 (in French). V.
- ^ "L'ILE DUMET: LE NOMBRIL DU MONDE". France Secret (in French). Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.