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The main lines of latitude are the equator, the Tropic of Cancer, the Tropic of Capricorn, the Arctic Circle, and the Antarctic Circle.

The main lines of longitude are the Greenwich (pronounced grenich) Meridian, or Prime Meridian, and the International Date Line.

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Which line of longitude is found opposite of the Prime Meridian?

The major line of longitude located at 180 degrees longitude is the International Date Line.


What are the 2 major line of longitude?

The major longitude is the Greenwich meridian. The other is the line of longitude on the opposite side of the earth - more or less the International Date Line. Except that it is not a straight pole-to-pole line.


Does 90 degrees west longitude have a name?

No. 90 degrees longitude is not a major line of longitude. Only 0 and 180 degrees longitude, which are the Greenwich Meridian and the International Date Line respectively, are major lines of longitude.


How are line of longitude also called?

A line of constant longitude is often referred to as a 'meridian'.


What is another name for the line of longitude?

another name for a line of longitude is meridian.


What is line of longitude?

A Line of longitude is an invisible line going north to south on the earth. The main one is called the prime meridian.


The line of longitude is also called what?

meridian


Why the zero line of longitude is called the Greenwich meridian?

The 0' line of longitude is called the Greenwich Meridian because it passes through Greenwich, Lonon


What is the line of longitude that is 180 degrees called?

International Date Line


How is the Prime Meridian measured lines of latitude or longitude?

The so-called 'lines' of longitude are also called 'meridians'. The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude. It's the line made out of all the points on Earth whose longitude is zero.


What is the imaginary line joining the north and south pole called?

Any line that joins the north and south poles has the same longitude at every point on it. It's called the 'meridian' of that longitude.


What is the zero line of longitude called?

The Prime Meridian