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What is the prime meridians job?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

to split the earth in half

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Are the prime meridians evenly divisible by 30?

Earth can be divided into an infinite number of meridians, but only one of them is prime, which means most important or number one. The Prime Meridian is 0° longitude. The complete set of meridians covers a total of 360°, which is evenly divisible by 30.


What are both east and west of the prime meridians?

Antarctica


What letter are meridians east of the prime meridian labeled as?

Meridians east of the prime meridian are labeled with the letter E, which stands for east. The prime meridian itself is labeled as 0° longitude, and meridians to the east are assigned increasing positive longitude values.


How are meridians numbered?

The Prime Meridian is numbered zero degrees. Meridians, or lines of longitude, are numbered with increasing numbers of degrees both east and west of the Prime Meridian. On the opposite side of the world from the Prime Meridian is 90 degrees, which is also the International Date Line.


Does the Prime Meridian design shorter than other meridians?

No, the Prime Meridian is not shorter than other meridians; all meridians are of equal length. Each meridian, including the Prime Meridian, runs from the North Pole to the South Pole, making them all approximately 20,000 kilometers long. The Prime Meridian is simply the reference line for 0 degrees longitude, while other meridians are measured in degrees east or west of it.


What are the two meridians?

The Prime Meridian The International Date Line


Meridians west of the prime meridian are labeled with the letter?

W


What is the prime meridians line of longitude?

The longitude of every point on the Prime Meridian is zero.


What are the lines on a map running north-south that show distances east or west of the prime meridian?

Meridians of Longitude All of the other meridians; the lines of longitude.


What is the line of longitude that marks 0 degrees of longitude?

Prime Meridians.


What are the 2 main meridians?

The Prime Meridian and the International Date Line


What is the names of the meridians?

The Prime or Greenwich meridian. 0 degrees longitude