The location of the Prime Meridian is a matter of international agreement.
So I guess that if there were a burning reason to do it, representatives of a
bunch of nations could get together and agree to change it.
Of course, every globe and map in the world with any longitudes printed on them
would immediately be wrong.
london
A location that is 30 degrees south and 45 degrees east is not on the Prime Meridian but is on the equator. The Prime Meridian is at 0 degrees longitude and runs through Greenwich, England.
The distance east or west from the Prime Meridian is measured in degrees, with 360 degrees in a full circle representing the Earth's circumference. The Prime Meridian itself is set at 0 degrees longitude, so any location east of it will have a positive longitude value, while any location west of it will have a negative longitude value.
Greenwich and Paris are both east and west of the prime meridian. Greenwich, England is the location of the Prime Meridian (0° longitude), while Paris, France is located to the east of this reference line.
east or west of the prime Meridian
The prime meridian is close to the capital of France, Paris. However, the exact location of the prime meridian is located in Greenwich, England.
The Prime Meridian is east of France. The Prime Meridian is located in Greenwich, England. This is the location on earth where the longitude coordinate is 0 degrees.
The Philippines lie a long way to the east of the prime meridian (which passes through London).
0 degrees longitude
0 degrees longitude
london
The Prime Meridian breaks the world into two hemispheres: east and west so the east of the Prime Meridian is any location with a positive longitude including most of Europe and all of the Middle East and Asia.
A location that is 30 degrees south and 45 degrees east is not on the Prime Meridian but is on the equator. The Prime Meridian is at 0 degrees longitude and runs through Greenwich, England.
39 degrees north of the Equator, 77 degrees west of the prime meridian.
90 degrees west
It is west of the prime meridian and north of the equator. :D
The distance east or west from the Prime Meridian is measured in degrees, with 360 degrees in a full circle representing the Earth's circumference. The Prime Meridian itself is set at 0 degrees longitude, so any location east of it will have a positive longitude value, while any location west of it will have a negative longitude value.