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Zero degrees longitute is commonly known as the Prime Meridian. It passes through the countries of United Kingdom, France, Spain, Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo and Ghana. It also passes through the continent of Antarctica.

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That particular meridian is called the Prime one. Like all other meridians of

longitude, its ends are at the north and south poles. The Prime Meridian

passes through . . .

- Arctic pack ice

- England

- Transit Room of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, outside London

- English Channel

- France

- Spain

- Mediterranean Sea

- Algeria

- Mali

- Burkina Faso

- Togo

- Ghana

- Atlantic Ocean

- Antarctica

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