It does not get its name from a country, it gets it name from a place in London, England called "Greenwich" which was/is the sight of the great Navel observatory where the work on defining the meridian was undertaken.
Of course continental drift means that the current position of the meridian is now slightly to the west of where it was marked in the ground originally (by about 100 m).
It is sometimes called the Greenwich meridian or 0° longitude.
The prime meridian passes through Greenwich, England.
there is no one country north of the equator, there are many.
The Greenwich Meridian or the Prime Meridian is the imaginary line on maps from which all international times are calculated. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The time at every point on earth is calculated with respect to Greenwich Mean Time. This practice was originated for maritime navigation and meant that ships clocks needed to be extremely accurate and well maintained.
The Prime Meridian, which is why it is known as the Greenwich Meridian.
It is sometimes called the Greenwich meridian or 0° longitude.
The prime meridian passes through Greenwich, England.
The Prime Meridian, or the Greenwich Meridian.
Greenwich is not a city or a country. Greenwich is a district in London, UK, known for the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and the Prime Meridian line.
Greenwich, England
The place name associated with the 0 degree meridian is Greenwich, London, United Kingdom. This is where the Prime Meridian is located and is considered the starting point for measuring longitude. The Royal Observatory in Greenwich marks the spot where the Prime Meridian passes through.
The other name for the Prime Meridian is "the meridian of zero longitude", because it is the meridian on which the longitude of every point is zero. Still another name for it is the "Greenwich meridian", because it is one of an infinite number of meridians that pass through Greenwich.
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Prime Meridian
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The Prime or Greenwich meridian. 0 degrees longitude
Greenwich meridian was created in 1884.