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To: E. Cartman
No, Spain is in Europe. You need a new globe.

The Western Hemisphere is defined as the half of the earth west of the prime meridian (0 degrees longitude), right? The majority of Spain is west of the prime meridian, placing it in the western hemisphere.
98 posted on 09/23/2008 11:02:42 AM PDT by TexasAg
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To: TexasAg

No, historically the Western hemisphere has been defined as The New World i.e. The Americas, which do not include Europe.


103 posted on 09/23/2008 12:24:24 PM PDT by E. Cartman (Welcome to The People's Republic of Wall Street.)
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