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Africa is the only continent that extends across all four hemispheres of the Earth.

Why it is true

Africa is crossed by the equator and the Greenwich meridian, which means the continent has territory in the northern, southern, eastern and western hemispheres. It is the only continent in the world with this geographical feature.

Source: National Geographic

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