Talk:Water hemisphere

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[edit] Maximizes water area

Assertion that the water hemisphere "does not necessarily" contain the most water area is poppycock--whoever made such an edit ought to have made sure of his math first. The explanation follows:

The opposite, land hemisphere is defined as maximizing land area. As the total land area stays constant, it follows that the water hemisphere minimizes land area. It is thus the hemisphere with the least land, and thus necessarily the hemisphere with the most water area. 194.0.112.8 (talk) 22:19, 15 March 2008 (UTC)