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Lime, Peru is 77.1 degrees of longitude from the Prime Meridian, and about 5,005 miles from the closest point on it. Philadelphia, PA is 75.2 degrees of longitude from the Prime Meridian, and about 3,304 miles from the closest point on it. Philadelphia wins both measurements.
This is called the Prime meridian, it passes through Greenwich, England.
Peru, South America (and capital city) is to the West of the Prime Meridian. The 75 degrees west line of Longitude runs through Peru.
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The majority of the lands east of Peru are in Brazil (in the northeast) and Bolivia (in the southeast).Some minor locations in Ecuador and Colombia (north) and Chile (to the south) are also east of some areas in Peru. So all or part of any South American country could be farther east than Peru.
The prime meridian is at all latitudes.
There is only a single Prime Meridian.
the prime meridian is the starting point when measuring the longitude
Virginia is not in or on a prime meridian. There's only one "prime meridian" and it is in Greenwich, London, England.
The Prime Meridian does cross parts of Mali.