Sponsored Topics. Crete is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,346 at the 2000 census. Originally named Wood's Corner, it was founded in 1836 by Vermonters Dyantha and Willard Wood. Crete is located at 41Â°27â²21â³N 87Â°37â²8â³W / 41.45583Â°N 87.61889Â°W / 41.45583; -87.61889 (41.455910, -87.618798).
This geography fact also means that Africa is the only continent to have land both at the Equator and the Prime Meridian. These two maps show how the continent of Africa lies in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and the Western and Eastern Hemispheres.
We often talk about the northern and southern hemispheres â¦ which are the halves of our planet north and south of the equator respectively. Similarly, we have the eastern and western hemispheres, the halves of the globe that are either east or west of the prime meridian. A hemishere is like half of a ball.1.A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center.imilarly, we have the eastern and western hemispheres, the halves of the globe that are either east or west of the prime meridian. A hemishere is like half of a ball. 1. A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center.