The Prime Meridian
The prime meridian.
The imaginary line at zero degrees longitude is the Prime Meridian. The imaginary line halfway between the poles is the Equator. The Equator is zero degrees latitude.
It is the Prime Meridian
The Prime Meridian.
It means any place on a certain imaginary line on the Earth's surface. The imaginary line is the one between the north and south poles that passes through a certain place in a certain suburb of London, England. The longitude of any place on Earth is measured east or west from that line. The longitude of every point on the line is zero.
The Prime Meridian.
They are called the lines of longitude. Lines of longitude range from 0 degrees on the prime meridian to 180 degrees.
The Equator witch is 0 degrees latitude and longitude
The imaginary line running through Greenwich, England at 0 degrees longitude is called the Prime Meridian. It marks the starting point for measuring longitude and defines the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
They are called the lines of longitude. Lines of longitude range from 0 degrees on the prime meridian to 180 degrees.
Longitude lines measure how far (in degrees) you are East or West of the Prime Meridian (which is a longitude line that runs through Greenwich, England and is designated as 0° longitude).