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The Prime Meridian of the world lies at 0˚ longitude.
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∙ 15y agoThe Prime Meridian is the imaginary line which runs from pole to pole through Greenwich.
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∙ 15y agoThe Equator and the Prime Meridian intersect at 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude, in the Southern Atlantic Ocean off Sao Tome & Principe.
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What is the prime meridian for the equator?
If you mean the longitude of the equator, it is 180 degrees east to west longitude.If you mean the intersection of the equator and Prime Meridian, it is the Gulf of Guinea.
Halves of the globe divided by the equator and prime meridian?
The equator divides the globe into northern and southern hemispheres.The prime meridian divides the globe into eastern and western hemispheres.Note: All six of the aforementioned items are imaginary.
What two lines mark zero degrees on the globein which direction do these lines run?
The Prime Meridian marks the zero degree line of longitude. The Equator marks the line for zero degrees latitude.
Any imaginary line that circles around the earth and divides it into two equal halves?
It is either the equator, prime meridian, or you can also say hemispheres.
What do you call zero degrees longitude?
Most modern civilized cultures with a sense of their place on Earth and/or any seafaring history refer to this imaginary line as the 'Prime Meridian'.
Which continent do both the equator and the prime meridian intersect?
Africa
What country do the equator and prime meridian both pass trough pass through?
I couldn't find one. The equator and prime meridian intersect in the Atlantic Ocean near Africa. what country do the equator and the greenwitch meridian both pass through
Where is the nearest continent where the equator and prime meridian cross?
The Prime Meridian and the Equator intersect in the sea off the west African coast. So the continent is Africa and, according to Google, it is off the Ivory Coast/Gabon.
What are the differences between equator and prime meridian?
differences between equator and prime meridian
What latitude line is at 0 degrees?
equator
0 degrees longitude is better known as?
The point at which the equator (0° latitude) and the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) intersect has no real significance but it is in the Atlantic Ocean, about 380 miles (611 kilometers) south of Ghana and 670 miles (1078 km) west of Gabon.Source: About.com
What is equator and prime meridian of Miami?
Neither the equator or the prime meridian pass through Miami
Is the Prime Meridian the same as the Equator?
no... The Prime Meridian is 0° longitude. The equator is 0° latitude.
What are the three difference between equator and prime meridian?
differences between equator and prime meridian
Which direction do the equator and the prime meridian runs?
The equator runs West-East and the prime meridian (Greenwich meridian) runs North-South.
How are equator and prime meridian different?
The Equator runs east-west and the prime meridian runs north-south.
Does the equator or prime meridian go through Ireland?
Neither. Ireland is north of the equator and west of the prime meridian.
