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Why is it important for people to agree on the location of the prime meridian?
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∙ 14y ago
The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude running between the north and south poles, and passing through Greenwich, London. From this line all other lines of longitude (to the west or to the east) are marked. Along with lines of latitude, they enabled mariners to navigate on the high seas.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe Prime Meridian marks zero degrees longitude. Without it, the other degrees of longitude cannot be measured.
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∙ 14y agoBecause if people don't, different schools will be teaching different things and if that is the case nobody will really know where it is.
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Is the location of the Prime Meridian changeable?
The location of the Prime Meridian is a matter of international agreement.So I guess that if there were a burning reason to do it, representatives of abunch of nations could get together and agree to change it.Of course, every globe and map in the world with any longitudes printed on themwould immediately be wrong.
What is the importance of the equator the prime meredian?
If you want to measure something and pass the measurements to somebody else, both of you have to agree on the units, and you also have to agree on where 'zero' is. For the system of measurement that is most widely used to describe the location of places on the earth ... latitude and longitude ... the measurements are in angles, and the equator and Prime Meridian are the zeros.
Prime Meridian in 1884?
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Why prime meridian called Greenwich?
The Prime Meridian based on Greenwich, England, is at 0 degrees longitude and all other meridians are "X" degrees east or west of it. The Prime Meridian was established for navigation and is the basis on which International time is kept. The International Date line is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Prime Meridian and is the point which seperates yesterday from today. The line was drawn by international agreement, and was skillfully drawn so as not to cross any land to keep all areas of a country in the same day (and time zone). There are few bends and kinks in the International Date line to achieve this, but if it was a straight line, it would generally be at 180 degrees E or W longitude. The Prime Meridian and the International Date Line are the two lines that separate the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
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Is the location of the Prime Meridian changeable?
The location of the Prime Meridian is a matter of international agreement.So I guess that if there were a burning reason to do it, representatives of abunch of nations could get together and agree to change it.Of course, every globe and map in the world with any longitudes printed on themwould immediately be wrong.
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If you want to measure something and pass the measurements to somebody else, both of you have to agree on the units, and you also have to agree on where 'zero' is. For the system of measurement that is most widely used to describe the location of places on the earth ... latitude and longitude ... the measurements are in angles, and the equator and Prime Meridian are the zeros.
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