23 meridians, dividing earth into 24 time zones
meridians meet at the poles
On a Mercator map the Meridians (vertical lines of Latitude) are straight lines at right angles to the lines of Longitude.
The Prime Meridian is numbered zero degrees. Meridians, or lines of longitude, are numbered with increasing numbers of degrees both east and west of the Prime Meridian. On the opposite side of the world from the Prime Meridian is 90 degrees, which is also the International Date Line.
prime meridians
23 meridians, dividing earth into 24 time zones
Meridians on a globe get closer and eventually merge at the North and South Poles. On a map (a flat plane) the meridians are drawn parallel and there is distortion at the poles, most noticeable on a world map.
360 meridians in a Globe. -Tomi Jade
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72 number of meridians can be drawn on the globe at 5 degree interval
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12
i want 2 say 24
meridians meet at the poles
Of the twelve regular meridians, the yin meridians always flow up the body, and all the yang meridians always flow down.