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What is the name of the meridian exactly halfway around the world from the prime meridian?
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The 180th Meridian or 180° longitude is the exact opposite of the Prime Meridian.
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What are the points called on each side of the prime meridian?
The longitude of every point on Earth, from the Prime Meridian out to halfway around the world in the westerly direction is labeled "west longitude". The longitude of every point on Earth from the Prime Meridian out to halfway around the world in the easterly direction is labeled "east longitude".
What is the peculiarity of 180 E or 180 W longitude?
Both of those longitudes are marked by the same meridian ... halfway around the globe from the Prime Meridian.
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?
Halfway between the Prime Meridian and 80 degrees west has to be pretty close to 40 degrees west, we'd say.
Why is longitude 180 degree numbered as E and W?
180° is halfway around a circle or a sphere. Beginning at the Prime Meridian, you can travel EITHER east OR west, and after you have traveled 180 degrees, you'll arrive at the same line either way ... the meridian of 180° E and W longitude, which is halfway around the Earth in either direction from the Prime Meridian.
Is the international date line used to measure latitude?
No. The Prime Meridian is. The International Dateline nominally (but not exactly) follows the 180° meridian ... exactly opposite and half a world away from the Prime Meridian.
What do you call 180 meridian?
The 180th Meridian is often referred to as the Antimeridian. It is exactly halfway aroung the globe for the Prime Meridian, which is 0 degrees, and occurs at Greenwich, England.
What are the points called on each side of the prime meridian?
The longitude of every point on Earth, from the Prime Meridian out to halfway around the world in the westerly direction is labeled "west longitude". The longitude of every point on Earth from the Prime Meridian out to halfway around the world in the easterly direction is labeled "east longitude".
The geographic grid line 180 degrees of longitude from the Prime Meridian is the?
The geographic grid line 180 degrees of longitude from the Prime Meridian is the International Date Line. The day has to start somewhere. It is exactly 12 hours or halfway around the globe.
What is the peculiarity of 180 E or 180 W longitude?
Both of those longitudes are marked by the same meridian ... halfway around the globe from the Prime Meridian.
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?
Halfway between the Prime Meridian and 80 degrees west has to be pretty close to 40 degrees west, we'd say.
Difference between prime meridian and inyternational date line?
Nominally 180° of longitude, or halfway around the Earth.
Why is longitude 180 degree numbered as E and W?
180° is halfway around a circle or a sphere. Beginning at the Prime Meridian, you can travel EITHER east OR west, and after you have traveled 180 degrees, you'll arrive at the same line either way ... the meridian of 180° E and W longitude, which is halfway around the Earth in either direction from the Prime Meridian.
Why is 180 degrees not a designed east or west?
Because it's both. 180° east longitude and 180° west longitude are both the same line, exactly halfway around the world from the Prime Meridian.
Halfway between prime meridian and 180 line?
90 degrees
What would be the location of place that is west of the prime meridian and halfway between the prime meridian and the 180 degree line of longitude?
90 degrees west
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 longitude?
90 degrees
Is the international date line used to measure latitude?
No. The Prime Meridian is. The International Dateline nominally (but not exactly) follows the 180° meridian ... exactly opposite and half a world away from the Prime Meridian.
