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-- The longitude of the Prime Meridian is zero.

-- Every point on the Prime Meridian has a different latitude.

-- For every possible latitude, there is a point on the Prime Meridian.

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The Prime Meridian is an imaginary line on the Earth's surface between the north and south poles. Its length is about 24,800 miles ... the same length as any other meridian of longitude.

Your distance from the Prime Meridian depends on where on Earth you are. It can be be anything between zero and about 12,440 miles.

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The Prime Meridian is defined as zero degrees longitude.

There is a point on it at every possible latitude.

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