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Africa is the only continent located in all four hemispheres.

Why it is true

Africa is the only continent in the world that extends across the northern, southern, eastern and western hemispheres. The equator and the Greenwich meridian cross the continent, giving it territory in all four hemispheres.

Source: National Geographic

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