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It has no opposite. The complimentary term is latitude.

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What are meridians called that are opposite of each other?

Meridians that are opposite each other on the globe are called "antimeridians." For example, the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) and its antimeridian at 180° longitude are directly opposite one another. Antimeridians are significant in navigation and mapping, as they represent the same line of longitude but on opposite sides of the Earth.


Which line of longitude is found opposite of the Prime Meridian?

The major line of longitude located at 180 degrees longitude is the International Date Line.


What line of longitude lies directly opposite of 60 degrees west?

The line of longitude directly opposite 60 degrees west is 120 degrees east. Opposite longitudes are always 180 degrees apart on the globe.


What word means nearly the opposite of longitude?

that's easy. Latitude!


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What line of longitude is found opposite of prime meridian?

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What is the longitude called that splits hempispheres apart?

International dateline. Zulu. 180 and 0 degrees longitude are the same figure on opposite sides of our world.


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When the sun is setting where you are, it is rising along the same shadow line between night and day but on the opposite side of the world. That includes the point on the earth directly opposite your location.If you know your global coordinates, to get the coordinates of the point opposite you on the globe...Change north latitude to south latitude or south latitude to north latitude (keep the same magnitude of the latitude).Change east longitude to west longitude or west longitude to east longitude.Subtract the magnitude of your longitude from 180°.


What is opposite to prime meridian?

The meridian of 180° longitude (both ways, east or west)


What are the 2 major line of longitude?

The major longitude is the Greenwich meridian. The other is the line of longitude on the opposite side of the earth - more or less the International Date Line. Except that it is not a straight pole-to-pole line.


What is located halfway around the globe on the opposite side of the prime meridian and at 180 and deg longitude?

The location directly opposite the prime meridian, at 180 degrees longitude, is in the South Pacific Ocean. This point is often referred to as the "antimeridian." It is roughly located equidistant from both the Americas and Asia, and there are no significant landmasses at this longitude, making it predominantly oceanic.