Africa is the only continent that spans all four hemispheres (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western), extending from 37°N to 35°S and from 17°W to 51°E.
Notes on verification
Verifiable from any world atlas; standard geographic coordinates show Africa crossing both the equator and prime meridian [2026-08-28 re-verified orphan: promoted with 4 independent source(s)] [2026-08-29 audit re-verified: 5 independent source(s)]
Sources
- https://www.geographyrealm.com/continent-lies-four-hemispheres/ (reverify-primary)
- https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-continent-is-situated-in-all-four-hemispheres.html (corroboration)
- https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Africa-Location-Map-Source-World-Maps_fig1_334363991 (corroboration)
- https://brainly.in/question/54788697 (corroboration)
- https://medium.com/did-you-know-short-fun-facts/did-you-know-the-name-of-the-continent-that-occupies-all-four-hemispheres-3b075c76ce95 (audit-corroboration)
- https://africamap.net/questions/where-is-africa-on-a-map (audit-corroboration)
- https://mnathall.com/location-and-position-of-africa-size-landlocked-countries/ (audit-corroboration)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Africa (audit-corroboration)