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In geography, all of the points on Earth that have the same longitude
blend together to form a line called a "meridian". Every meridian is a
semi-circle on the Earth's surface that joins the north and south poles.
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What is label used for the meridean of longitude that is 240 degrees eas of the prime meridean?
"240 degrees east of the Prime Meridian" places you at 120 degrees west longitude.
What continent does the equatorprime meridean and tropics of cancer and capicorn pass through?
The only continent to meet all these criteria is Africa.
What line of longitude forms the prim meridean?
The Prime Meridian is defined as zero longitude. All longitudes on Earth are measured east and west from there.
Is the prime meridean a line of latitude?
The Prime Meridian is longitude 00 and runs north-south through Greenwich (London.)Its counterpart is longitude 1800 that runs over the Pacific Ocean. They meet at the North and South Poles.
What is the prime meredian?
The Prime Meridian is an imaginary line betyween the north and south poles that crosses the Royal observatory at Greenwich, just outside of London. By international agreement, that meridian is defined as zero longitude, from which all longitudes on Earth are measured.
What rhymes with meridean?
viridian
Is the tropic of cancer a meridean?
No, it's a parallel.
Does the prime meridean run vertical or horizontal?
Vertical
Does the prime meridean pass through France?
Yes it does.
What is label used for the meridean of longitude that is 240 degrees eas of the prime meridean?
"240 degrees east of the Prime Meridian" places you at 120 degrees west longitude.
What parallel divides earth into two equel parts?
prime meridean
Am stands for?
Ante-Meridian; before midday; morning.
What three continents does the Prime Meridean pass?
The Continent's it passes are Africa, Antarctica, and Europe
How many continents does the prime meridean run through?
Three: Europe, Africa,and Antarctica.
What four countries are located along the 80 degree meridean of longitude?
Mexico, usa, Canada
Is the international date line a parellel or meridean?
It's a meridian, directly opposite the Prime Meridian.
Is the African nation of Morrocco in the eastern or western hemisphere?
western, its just barely on the left side of the prime meridean
