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it runs vertical to the equator. It, like the equator, is located at 0 degrees.( it is just like the equator, but it runs vertical right in the center) .. it's origin point is recognized as the Royal Observatory in Greenwich (London) England - it runs south from the there through Europe western Africa.

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