Can you imagine what it would be like to have summer vacation in January?

If you lived in Australia or some other continent in the Southern Hemisphere, it would feel perfectly normal.

That’s because people who live in the Southern Hemisphere bask in the warm glow of summer sun from December through February. Meanwhile, those who live in the Northern Hemisphere, which includes North America and Europe, are in the midst of their winter season during those months.

It’s clear that these antipodean (see definition and hear pronunciation below) hemispheres have entirely different seasonal patterns.

So, you might want to make sure that you’ll be in the right hemisphere if you’re planning on beach weather in June!

Cool word vocabulary question of the day: Have you ever visited or wanted to visit an antipodean hemisphere?

Antipodean: Places diametrically opposite each other on the globe, the exact opposite.

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