Latitude and longitude describe the location of a point. They're not used for countries,
areas, and land masses.
There is no land at 60° south / 60° west. That point is in the far south Atlantic Ocean,
roughly 150 miles from the nearest islands along the Antarctic coast, 400 miles southeast
of the island of Diego Ramirez off the southern tip of South America, 500 miles west of
the South Orkney Islands, and 575 miles south of Stanley in the Falkland Islands.
The Prime Meridian is more than 12,000 miles long. It traverses vast expanses of land
and similarly vast expanses of open water. If you're interested in a specific point on
the Prime Meridian, then you'd also need to specify the latitude of the point.
The equator and 60 degrees west, there is land, South America. The equator and 60 degrees east, there is water, Indian ocean.
This point is on land, in the evergreen broadleaf forest of northern Brazil, about 220 miles due north of Manaus.
Water. That point is in the south Atlantic Ocean.
That point is about 210 miles north of Manaus,
in Brazil, on the continent of South America.
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Here is a list of continents, seas and oceans that the Prime Meridian passes.Continents:AntarcticaAfricaEuropeSeas:Greenland SeaNorweigian SeaNorth SeaMediterranean SeaGulf of GuineaOceans:Arctic OceanAtlantic OceanSouthern Ocean
0 degrees longitude, also known as the Prime Meridian, the Greenwich Meridian or the International Meridian.This is the line(along with the International Date Line opposite) that divides the earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres. The Prime Meridian is also the middle of the Greenwich Mean Time Zone(GMT).The Prime Meridian runs through the following countries.United Kingdom(specifically Greenwich Observatory)FranceSpainAlgeriaMaliBurkina FasoTogoGhanaAntarctica (Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway)
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Over Water, the equator and prime meridian meet over the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic ocean a few hundred kilometers off the coast of Africa, about 385 miles south of Accra, Ghana, and 650 miles west of Libreville, Gabon. Also the international date line (180 meridian) and the equator meet over water, near the Phoenix islands in the Pacific.
Water
Here is a list of continents, seas and oceans that the Prime Meridian passes.Continents:AntarcticaAfricaEuropeSeas:Greenland SeaNorweigian SeaNorth SeaMediterranean SeaGulf of GuineaOceans:Arctic OceanAtlantic OceanSouthern Ocean
The southernmost land crossed by the Prime Meridian is the Antarctic continent, but there are no countries there. The southernmost country on the Prime Meridian is Ghana.
That point is in the south Atlantic Ocean, about 850 miles due west of the Namibian coast of Africa, and 1,770 miles due south of the Ghanaian coast of Africa.
The intersection, with coordinates zero latitude/zero longitude, is at sea in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of west Africa, about 300 miles south of Accra, Ghana.
Prime Meridian
0 degrees longitude, also known as the Prime Meridian, the Greenwich Meridian or the International Meridian.This is the line(along with the International Date Line opposite) that divides the earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres. The Prime Meridian is also the middle of the Greenwich Mean Time Zone(GMT).The Prime Meridian runs through the following countries.United Kingdom(specifically Greenwich Observatory)FranceSpainAlgeriaMaliBurkina FasoTogoGhanaAntarctica (Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway)
any location with a longitude reading east of the prime meridian is in the what
The Northern Hemisphere has more land mass than the Southern Hemisphere. The majority of continents are located in the Northern Hemisphere, including Asia, Europe, and North America.
Over Water, the equator and prime meridian meet over the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic ocean a few hundred kilometers off the coast of Africa, about 385 miles south of Accra, Ghana, and 650 miles west of Libreville, Gabon. Also the international date line (180 meridian) and the equator meet over water, near the Phoenix islands in the Pacific.
Water
The distance would be variable. The earth is a sphere, and the Prime Meridian is a point that was arbitrarily given the start point 0 degrees longitude. That point runs through Greenwitch, England and approximatly through the center of Paris where it is called the Rose Line. This is a north to south line, and was designated as THE start point so that with a good clock, knowing where the sun rose and its time, you could closly determine where you were by both longitude (East/West) and latitude North/South. If you were in a ship on the open seas, that would be invaluable. On land, that might just get you home too! So, 180 degrees would be directly opposite of that point except at the North and South Poles, where the lines would be the same. The Prime Meridian in essance circles the globe, and the 180 degree point and the 0 degree point can be the same. At the Equator the distance between the 0 and 180 degree point is one half the circumfence of the planet, or appr. 12,450.75 miles. At any other point it would be less, and would be 0 at the poles. Zinfoolish
The Prime Meridian, also called the Greenwich Meridian, is 0 degrees longitude. The observatory where the Meridian is defined is in Greenwich, England. The line passes from the North Pole through England, Europe, Africa, and ends at the South pole in Antarctica. Opposite the Prime Meridian is the International Date Line, or the Ante-Meridian. The choice of the Meridian is entirely abitrary. At various time the Meridian has been set at other locations. The US even used Washington, DC, as the Prime Meridian. Standardization was important for global navigation, so it was finally agreed to use Greenwich as the meridian "0" reference. This is especially convenient because the Ante-Meridian dateline is located where there are no large land masses.