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Is the US located east or west of the prime meridan?
Both. The majority is West but a small part of Alaska is East.
What would be the line of longitude for a place that is west of the prime meridan halfway between the prime meridian and the 180 line of longitude?
90° west longitude
What is the 60 degrees west meridan of longitude crosses which south American countries?
Venezuela Guyana Brazil Bolivia Paraguay Argentina
Where is the prime meridan?
It is the meridian that goes through the Greenwich observatory in London - meridian zero. All other meridians are calculated from this prime meridian, i.e., so-and-so many degrees east or west (of the prime meridian).
What is the word that measures the distance east to west of the prime meridian to 180 degrees?
The word that measures the distance east to west of the prime meridian to 180 degrees is "longitude." Longitude is expressed in degrees, with the prime meridian at 0 degrees and the maximum extent at 180 degrees east or west.
What longitude coordinate is closest to the prime meridian 60degrees south 75degrees north 60degrees west 75degrees west?
60 degrees south75 degrees northEach of these has a point on the Prime Meridian.But they are not longitudes.60 degrees west75 degrees westEach of these coincides with the Prime Meridian at the north and south poles.Elsewhere . . .60 degrees west . . . 60 degrees from the Prime Meridian everywhere except at the poles.75 degrees west . . . 75 degrees from the Prime Meridian everywhere except at the poles.So the winner of this whimsical and nearly meaningless contest is . . . 60 degrees west .
What is the distance in degrees measuring east or west of the prime meridian called?
Longitude or meridians are the distances in degrees measuring east or west of the prime meridian.
Where is the 65 degrees west line of longitude located?
It is located 65 degrees west of the Prime Meridian.
What would be the line of longitude for a place that is west of the Prime Meridian halfway between the Prime Meridian and the 180 degrees line of longiude?
90 degrees west
Is the prime meridian east or west?
It is neither. The prime meridian is 0 degrees longitude. All other meridians are measured from this. East or west to 180 degrees.
Distance from east and west prime meridian is called?
The distance from the prime meridian is usually measured in degrees of longitude. The distance east or west of the prime meridian is referred to as "longitude."
What woild be the line of longitude for a place that is west of the prime meridian and halfway between the prime meridian and the 80 line of longitude?
The line of longitude for a place that is halfway between the prime meridian and the 80th line of longitude and west of the prime meridian would be -40 degrees longitude. The prime meridian is at 0 degrees, and halfway between 0 and 80 is 40 degrees. Since the location is west of the prime meridian, the longitude would be measured as negative.
