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It depends on the connotation of Prime Meridian. Although there are a number of meridians defined as prime meridians, the Greenwich Meridian was established as the international prime meridian in 1884 and is at 0 degrees longitude. The opposite is 180 degrees longitude. Vietnam is located between 100 and 110 degrees east longitude and between 0 and 25 degrees north latitude. To locate Vietnam using west longitudinal reference it would be between 250 and 260 degrees west longitude. Since the distance from the prime latitude to Vietnam is shorter in the eastward direction than the westward direction it would be considered east of prime meridian.
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What do meridians measure?
Longitude,the angular distance east or west of the prime meridian.
What is the prime meridian for the equator?
If you mean the longitude of the equator, it is 180 degrees east to west longitude.If you mean the intersection of the equator and Prime Meridian, it is the Gulf of Guinea.
Where does east end and west begin?
East and West technically don't end or begin, but there are lines of latitude that show where the Eastern and Western lines of latitude begin and end. The Prime Meridian, (0 degrees) runs through Greenwich, London, England, and any line of latitude away from it is labeled with the corresponding direction from the Prime Meridian. East and West lines end at 180 degrees, directly opposite the Prime Meridian.
What line longitude forms the other side of the Prime Meridian?
The opposite of the Prime Meridian -- 180° East (or West) Longitude -- is traditionally referred to as the International Date Line, though substantial portions of the line deviate from the true meridian in order to accommodate geopolitical boundaries (countries).
What letter are Meridians west of the prime meridian labeled as?
Longitudes west of the prime meridian are given either as "40 degrees W" or "-40 degrees", with degrees represented by the "o" degree symbol.
Is it east or west of the prime meridian?
Is asia east or west of the prime meridian
Is Pyongyang east or west of the prime meridian?
yongyang is west of Is Prime meridian
Is North Korea west or east of the prime meridian?
North Korea is east of the Prime Meridian.
Is most of England east or west if the prime meridian?
The Prime Meridian runs through London so England is on the east and the west of it.
Is tehran Iran east or west of the prime meridian?
Tehran Iran is East of the Prime Meridian.
Is nigeria situated west or east of the prime meridian?
All of Nigeria is east of the prime meridian.
Locations distance east or west of the prime meridian?
The distance east or west of the prime meridian?
What are the measures distance east and west of the prime meridian?
Longitud is used to measure the distance of east and west from the prime meridian
Distance east and west from the prime meridian?
The longitude of a location is its angle east or west of the Prime Meridian.
What are the lines measuring distances east and west of the prime meridian?
Longitud is used to measure the distance of east and west from the prime meridian
How many cities are east and west of the prime meridian?
well, technically, every city on Earth is west or east from the prime meridian....
Is Pittsburgh Pa west or east of the prime meridian?
Pittsburgh PA is located WEST of the Prime Meridian.
