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Prime meridian
Longitude is the best term, but sometimes meridian is used. The line of longitude at zero degrees is the Prime Meridian.
No meridians are called the time meridian. The Greenwich meridian which passes through Greenwich, London is called the prime meridian. From which time zones are calculated.
The only lines that can run parallel to the Prime Meridian on any map are other meridians of longitude, and the only map on which they can be printed parallel to it is a Mercator Projection. They are not really parallel to the Prime Meridian.
The Prime Meridian The International Date Line
Prime meridian
The Prime Meridian effectively divides the continent of Antarctica in half. Since prime meridians are arbitrary this is based on the Greenwich Prime Meridian.
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The Prime Meridian The International Date Line
Vertical lines parallel to the prime meridian are lines of longitude.
The Prime Meridian and the International Date Line
The Prime or Greenwich meridian. 0 degrees longitude
I am not sure, but i think it is the prime meridian, pretty sure i am not right
The longitude of every point on the Prime Meridian is zero.
AnswerIt's not the equator. The equator is a latitude line. Meridians are longitude lines. The answer you're looking for is "Greenwich meridian"or "The Prime Meridian".
The Prime Meridian is located at 0 degrees longitude and passes through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. It serves as the starting point for measuring longitude and divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Longitude,the angular distance east or west of the prime meridian.