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Since the earth is a sphere (a ball), you can reach any place you want to reach

by going in either direction from where you are. (That was the whole idea behind

Christopher Columbus' project to reach India by going west from Spain, and he

was perfectly correct. He just didn't know that North and South America were in

the way.)

Be that as it may, if it ever was, you can reach any continent you want by going

east or west from the Prime Meridian, and in fact, if you want to get to Europe,

Africa, or Antarctica, you don't have to leave the Prime Meridian at all, because

it crosses those.

The eastbound trip is shorter than the westbound trip if you're headed for Asia or

Australia. And there's also a part of North America that's closer to the Prime Meridian

in the east direction than the west direction.

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