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At what longitude do you find the prime meridian?
Zero
When using latitude and longitude to find places on earth what do you use as your starting point?
The equator is the zero reference line for latitude, and the Prime Meridian is the one for longitude.
Which longitude line will you find at 0 degrees?
The Prime Meridian. Opposite Prime Meridian (180-degrees Longitude) is The International Date Lin.
To determine the of a place find the meridian on which it is located?
To determine the longitude of a place, you need to find the meridian on which it is located. This meridian is known as the prime meridian, which is the line of longitude designated as 0°. By identifying the prime meridian and calculating the distance to the location's meridian, you can determine its exact longitude.
Where can we find the equator and the prime meridian?
they are
When finding longitude what is your first step?
Longitude refers to the invisible lines across the globe that mark off specific locations. In order to find a line of longitude, it is important to get a map or globe. Look for long lines that are spaced evenly across the globe.
What lies on the prime meridian and 51.8 degrees north latitude?
The prime meridian is a line of longitude, to find the location at 51.8 degrees north latitude, you would need to look for the specific country or city where this latitude intersects the prime meridian.
Is antarctica east of the prime meridian?
The south end of each meridian of longitude is at the south pole which is within Antarctica. Substantial parts of Antarctic are both east and west of the prime meridian. I was trying to find out the longitude of Pine Island where a county sized iceberg is ready to calve. My guess is that it would go east of Chile.
Where did you find prime meridian?
At zero degrees longitude which runs through England, France, Spain, western Africa and Antarctica.
How many degrees of longitude each side of the prime meridian?
Starting from the Prime Meridian and going either east or west, you'll cover 360 degrees of longitude before you find yourself back at the Prime Meridian again. Half-way around a sphere corresponds to 180 degrees. If you and your friend both start out from the Prime Meridian, and one of you travels east around the globe and the other travels west around the globe, you'll eventually meet each other. If you both travel exactly the same distance, then you each cover 180 degrees of longitude, and you meet exactly on the other side opposite the Prime Meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, at 180 degrees longitude, both east and west.
What is another word for longitude?
If you use longitude and latitude you can find a location easily on the globe.
What is the distance between east and west from the prime meridian measured in degrees?
The 'Longitude' of a place is. "Angular measurement" is correct, but there's no law that says that longitude absolutely must be described in degrees. Any other unit of angle could be just as effective, mathematically and cartographically, even if it's unconventional.
