Why is the Northern Hemisphere called 'Land Hemisphere'?

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The Northern Hemisphere is called 'Land Hemisphere' because the greater part of the land masses of the Earth lie in the Northern Hemisphere i.e. majority of the continents lie in the Northern Hemisphere.

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