Is a meridian the same thing as the prime meridian?

Answer 1

Both refer to a line of longitude. The word "meridian" means midway, indicating that noon (local time) is halfway between sunrise and sunset.

Answer 2

No, a meridian is a line of longitude on a map stretching from the North Pole to the South Pole, while the prime meridian is the specific meridian designated as 0° longitude, from which all other longitudes are measured.

Answer 3

The Prime Meridian is one of the meridians. It's the one where

longitude is zero at every point on it.

Answer 4

Lines of longitude and meridians are the same thing. Every one of them ends

at the north and south poles, so it takes two of them to make a whole circle

around the earth.

Answer 5

yes