On a globe, draw the shortest line you possibly can between the north pole and
south pole, and make sure it passes through Greenwich, a suburb of London in
England.
You can make sure it's the shortest possible line by stretching a rubber band
between the north and south poles of the globe. The rubber band will just
naturally keep pulling itself shorter and shorter until it can't get any shorter.
This is called the Prime meridian, it passes through Greenwich, England.
Just draw a line. I stood on the dateline in Greenwich England and it was a white painted line.
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The prime meridian is at all latitudes.
The Prime Meridian does cross parts of Mali.
This is called the Prime meridian, it passes through Greenwich, England.
Just draw a line. I stood on the dateline in Greenwich England and it was a white painted line.
prime the prime meridian
prime meridian!Prime Meridian!PRIME MERIDIAN!PrImE MeRiDiAn!
There is only a single Prime Meridian.
The prime meridian is at all latitudes.
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.
The line name at 0 degrees longitude is commonly referred to as the Prime Meridian. This line passes through Greenwich, London, United Kingdom and can also be referred to as the International Meridian or Greenwich Meridian.
equator
This imaginary circle is called the prime meridian. it is an imaginary line that circles the globe vertically and is typically measured as beginning in Greenwich, England.