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Why is the Eastern Hemisphere called the Eastern Hemisphere?

User Pampeho
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Because it is located on the eastern half of the hemisphere, If you need to just go on google and look up eastern hempishpere and look at the pictures on it.
User Bill Bruilding
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well because the eastern hemisphere is on the eastern side of the Mediterranean
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