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Different countries don't have different prime meridians. There is one Prime Meridian on Earth, and everybody uses the same one for their longitude measurements. The Prime Meridian passes through three continents, eight countries and several seas. North America is not one of the continents, and Canada is not one of the countries. The longitude of the Prime Meridian ... by international definition and agreement ... is zero.
The Prime Meridian crosses territory in England, France, Spain, five countries in Africa, and Antarctica, but no part of the US.
The three countries that the Prime Meridian passes through are -- England -- France -- Spain -- Algeria -- Mali -- Burkina Faso -- Togo -- Ghana.
-- Algeria -- Mali -- Burkina Faso -- Togo -- Ghana
The prime meridian passes through Greenwich, England.
The African countries that touch the prime meridian are Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, and Ghana.
Ghana, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali and Algeria
The Greenwich Meridian passes through the United Kingdom, France, and Spain.
The prime meridian (also called the Greenwich meridian) passes through the African countries of Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana.
AlgeriaMaliBurkina FasoTogoGhana
The five African countries along the prime meridian are Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, and Ghana.
The prime meridian offically passes through the Royal Observatory in London.
About 2,080 miles of the Prime Meridian, or about 17% of its total length, crosses territory on the African continent, including parts of the countries of Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, and Ghana.
Africa - Algeria, Mali, Burkina, Ghana, Togo Europe - United Kingdom, France, Spain
England, France, and Ghana.
Different countries don't have different prime meridians. There is one Prime Meridian on Earth, and everybody uses the same one for their longitude measurements. The Prime Meridian passes through three continents, eight countries and several seas. North America is not one of the continents, and Canada is not one of the countries. The longitude of the Prime Meridian ... by international definition and agreement ... is zero.
The Prime Meridian crosses territory in England, France, Spain, five countries in Africa, and Antarctica, but no part of the US.