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A meridian is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole on Earth. It is used in navigation and mapping to determine longitude. On a map or globe, a meridian appears as a line that connects the geographic poles.

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What the prime meridian looks like?

The prime meridian is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole at 0 degrees longitude. It serves as the starting point for measuring longitude, with locations east of the prime meridian having positive values and locations west having negative values. There is no physical marker at the prime meridian on the ground, although there are monuments and observatories in various locations that mark its significance.


What is a meridian of longitude?

A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line made up of all the points on earth with that longitude. If you were to draw any meridian on a globe, it would look like a solid half-circle between the north and south poles.


What are the points called on each of the prime meridian?

North and South Pole. Look at the line of the meridian- it runs all the way North, and all the way South.


Which is closer to the Prime Meridian eastern or the western of South America?

Look at a freaking atlas.


What side of the Prime Meridian is France on?

The Prime Meridian passes through France, so France is on both sides of it.Even if the Prime Meridian does not pass through a country, like the USA for example,the Earth is spherical (shaped like a ball), so you can leave the Prime Meridian inany direction you want to, and wind up anywhere you want to.


What lies on the prime meridian and 51.8 degrees north latitude?

The prime meridian is a line of longitude, to find the location at 51.8 degrees north latitude, you would need to look for the specific country or city where this latitude intersects the prime meridian.


Is the Date line a parallel or a Meridian?

The short answer is "no." The somewhat longer and slightly more accurate answer is "neither, but of the two it's a lot more like a meridian."


What is the name of the meridian that is located at 0 longitude?

This is called the Prime meridian, it passes through Greenwich, England.


Where is the Meridian District in Meridian located?

The address of the Meridian District is: 1326 W Cherry Ln, Meridian, 83642 1516


What is the 98th meridian?

The 98th meridian is the meridian 98 degrees west of Greenwich. It extends from the North Pole, across North America, the Pacific Ocean, and Antarctica, to the South Pole. This meridian forms a big circle with the 82nd meridian east.


How do you find the meridian?

meridian is the middle of a sequence.... ex 1,3,5,7,9 5 is the meridian


Which meridian is known as the time meridian?

No meridians are called the time meridian. The Greenwich meridian which passes through Greenwich, London is called the prime meridian. From which time zones are calculated.