By a W for West
Both of those longitudes are marked by the same meridian ... halfway around the globe from the Prime Meridian.
Because the Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, London: o.0 on the globe.
The location of the Prime Meridian is a matter of international agreement.So I guess that if there were a burning reason to do it, representatives of abunch of nations could get together and agree to change it.Of course, every globe and map in the world with any longitudes printed on themwould immediately be wrong.
the difference from the prime meridian
the difference from the prime meridian
Both of those longitudes are marked by the same meridian ... halfway around the globe from the Prime Meridian.
Because the Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, London: o.0 on the globe.
The 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.
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the difference from the prime meridian
The location of the Prime Meridian is a matter of international agreement.So I guess that if there were a burning reason to do it, representatives of abunch of nations could get together and agree to change it.Of course, every globe and map in the world with any longitudes printed on themwould immediately be wrong.
Zero degrees ! The Prime Meridian is the starting point for the angular divisions around the globe.
the difference from the prime meridian
the difference from the prime meridian
This imaginary circle is called the prime meridian. it is an imaginary line that circles the globe vertically and is typically measured as beginning in Greenwich, England.