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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.

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What is the zero degree line of longitude called?

Prime Meridan


What lies on zero degree longitude line together with France?

Spain lies on zero degree longitude line together with France.


Is the prime meridian a line of latitude?

no, it is the zero degree line of longitude the equator would be the zero degree line of latitude


What degree line of longitude divides the eastern from the western?

Zero degrees


What is the zero line of longitude called?

The Prime Meridian


Where do the zero degree line of latitude and the zero degree line of longitude meet?

The zero degree line of latitude, known as the Equator, and the zero degree line of longitude, known as the Prime Meridian, intersect at a point in the Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Africa. This intersection is located off the coast of Ghana, in the Gulf of Guinea.


What the line of zero degrees longitude called?

Prime Meridan


What are the zero degrees longitudinal and latitudinal lines known as?

Zero degrees latitude: Equator Zero degrees longitude: Prime Meridian


What is another name for the 0- degree line of latitude?

That line has often been called the "Equator" in song and story, and on maps as well, too.


Why the zero line of longitude is called the Greenwich meridian?

The 0' line of longitude is called the Greenwich Meridian because it passes through Greenwich, Lonon


What two lines mark zero degrees on the globein which direction do these lines run?

The Prime Meridian marks the zero degree line of longitude. The Equator marks the line for zero degrees latitude.


What is the invisible line at zero longitude?

The Prime Meridian is the invisible line at zero longitude

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