Interestingly, several northern hemisphere countries also appear much larger on Mercator's map. For instance, Greenland appears as a massive icy landmass, but it is significantly smaller in reality.

1973 - 45; 1983 - 51; 1984 - 65; 1998 - 53; 2024 - 58 "4 of the 5 years ended up with below-average Northern Hemisphere named storms, but 2024 was just slightly below normal," he said.

Northern Hemisphere. Southern Hemisphere. 1. Meaning. ... If we compare the two hemispheres, we can also observe from the map that this one has more water and less lithosphere.