The Prime Meridian divides the globe into Eastern and Western hemispheres, just as the equator divides the globe into Northern and Southern hemispheres.
The Prime Meridian, located at 0 degrees longitude, divides the eastern and western hemispheres of the Earth. When standing at the Prime Meridian, countries to the east are in the Eastern Hemisphere and countries to the west are in the Western Hemisphere.
The Prime Meridian and the meridian of 180° longitude, together, do.
The equator (0° latitude) divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. The Prime Meridian (0° longitude) divides the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere.
Prime Meridian
The division between the extreme east and the extreme west is called the International Date Line.
The Prime Meridian, located at 0 degrees longitude, divides the eastern and western hemispheres of the Earth. When standing at the Prime Meridian, countries to the east are in the Eastern Hemisphere and countries to the west are in the Western Hemisphere.
The Prime Meridian and the meridian of 180° longitude, together, do.
The equator (0° latitude) divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. The Prime Meridian (0° longitude) divides the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere.
The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere, while the International Date Line divides the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere as well.
Prime Meridian
The prime meridian.
Alaska is in both the Western hemisphere and Easter hemisphere. Alaska's Aleutian Islands stretch across the 180º line of Longitude, which divides the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres. BarDev
The full circle formed by the Prime Meridian and the meridian of 180° longitude separates the eastern and western hemispheres.
The division between the extreme east and the extreme west is called the International Date Line.
The Equator divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
The full circle formed by the Prime Meridian and the meridian of 180° longitude separates the eastern and western hemispheres.
The full circle formed by the Prime Meridian and the meridian of 180° longitude separates the eastern and western hemispheres.