Africa holds a truly unique place on the world map. It is the only continent that lies in all four hemispheres, the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western. No other continent shares this ...

The intersection of the Equator and the Prime Meridian lands somewhere west of the coast of Africa, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. These are coordinates (0,0) in map coordinates system WGS84, ...

On a hot day in Ghana, a visit to the spot where 0 degrees longitude meets the Equator. By Emefa Addo Agawu I slept poorly the night before we went to the center of the world. Three a.m. found me wide ...

Based on its main landmass alone, Kiribati is the only country that stretches across all four hemispheres. However, when considering their territories, the U.S., France and the U.K. also can make this ...

India is located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres. Learn how its hemispheric position affects climate, time zone, geography, and seasonal patterns.