The Prime Meridian isn't really "marked by" anything. It is DEFINED by reference to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. It is the zero point for the measurement of longitude east or west of Greenwich.
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Everywhere on Earth has a meridian, which is the line through the point and also through the north and south poles. The prime meridian marks the meridian with zero longitude. It used to be marked by a line in the ground at the Greenwich observatory in London, but in GPS coordinates the prime meridian passes about 50 metres to the east of that line now.
This is called the Prime meridian, it passes through Greenwich, England.
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By a W for West
Everywhere on Earth has a meridian, which is the line through the point and also through the north and south poles. The prime meridian marks the meridian with zero longitude. It used to be marked by a line in the ground at the Greenwich observatory in London, but in GPS coordinates the prime meridian passes about 50 metres to the east of that line now.
This is called the Prime meridian, it passes through Greenwich, England.
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See related link for more information. _________ The Prime Meridian is based on Greenwich, England, the longitude of which is 0 degees. The other meridians are calculated from the Prime Meridian. Knowing where you are in relation to the Prime Meridian is the basis of all nautical navigation which was the reason for its establishment.
The vertical line is the Prime Meridian.
The prime meridian is at all latitudes.
There is only a single Prime Meridian.
the prime meridian is the starting point when measuring the longitude