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1940 – The WAGGGS Western Hemisphere Region was formed. 1941 – Lord Robert Baden-Powell died. His wife Olave Baden-Powell continued to lead the Movement as Chief Guide. 1957 – The second WAGGGS World Centre, Our Cabaña in Cuernavaca, Mexico, was opened by Olave Baden-Powell. 1966 – The third World Centre, Sangam, opens in India.
The WAGGGS Western Hemisphere Region supports 35 national Girl Guide and Girl Scout organisations in 35 countries and reaches more than 2.7 million young people. Our supporting role at WAGGGS Our Member Organisations work with young people on a range of topics including girls’ rights, education, environmental issues and many more through non ...
The highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere is Aconcagua in the Andes of Argentina at 6,960.8 m (22,837 ft). The tallest freestanding structure in the Western Hemisphere is the CN Tower in Toronto at 553.3 m (1,815 ft) and the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere is One World Trade Center in New York City at 541.3 m (1,776 ft).
Western Hemisphere: The half that lies west of the prime meridian and east of the 180th meridian. This hemisphere includes North and South America, the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the majority of the Atlantic Ocean. Alternative hemispheres.
The governing body of the region is the Regional Conference that brings together our Member Organisations every three years to elect six volunteers to the Western Hemisphere Regional Committee who work closely with the Regional staff team. During the conference, senior representatives from across the region celebrate achievements of the past ...
Rise of Western empires: 1500–1800. Henry the Navigator was a key personality in European exploration in Africa and Asia. The discovery of the New World by Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. The Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama unlocked the sea route from Europe to India (1497–1499).
This part of the world is also known as the 'New World' and the 'Western hemisphere', because it lies west of the imaginary line that splits the world in two from top to bottom, the Greenwich meridian.
