Any given location in the world is in two hemispheres at once: Northern or Southern and Eastern or Western. The United States, for example, is in both the Northern and Western hemispheres and Australia is in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.

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The continents in the Northern Hemisphere are: North America, Europe, Asia, parts of South America, and Africa. What continents are in the Southern Hemisphere? The continents in the Southern Hemisphere are South America, Antarctica, Africa, Australia, and some islands in Asia.

There are eight countries that are intersected by Prime Meridian and hence they lie in both East and West Hemispheres. These countries are – United Kingdom, France, Spain, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali and Togo.

Longitude

The United States is located in both the Northern and Western hemispheres. The Equator divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres while the Prime Meridian divides the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres.

National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. The Lansdowne portrait is an iconic life-size portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1796.

Although George never visited England, there are Washingtons in both England and America, living links between the two countries. American travelers with an interest in the English heritage of our first President can put together a self-guided tour of Washington Country.

George Washington traveled extensively within the boundaries of the United States, though only went abroad once in his lifetime. Washington traversed through most of the new United States, stretching north to New England, south to Georgia, and as far west as the Ohio Valley.

As a young man, he worked as a surveyor then fought in the French and Indian War (1754-63). During the American Revolution, he led the colonial forces to victory over the British and became a national hero. Two years later, Washington became America’s first president.

The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies. Many colonists felt that they should not pay these taxes, because they were passed in England by Parliament, not by their own colonial governments. They protested, saying that these taxes violated their rights as British citizens.

General George Washington led the American army to victory during the Revolutionary War. While he lost more battles than he won, Washington employed a winning strategy that included victories at the Battle of Trenton in 1776 and Yorktown in 1781.

Battle of Yorktown It was there in 1781 that a combined French and American army led by George Washington defeated and captured General Cornwallis and his army. This defeat was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War and forced Great Britain to decide to come to the negotiating table.