The Equator devides the earth in to North and South hemispheres
The prime meridian divides earth into the East and West hemispheres.
The Prime Meridian and the Equator divide the Earth into four quadrants or hemispheres. The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, while the Equator divides it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Some mapmakers divide the eastern and western hemispheres at 20 degrees west because it coincides with the Prime Meridian, which was established by the International Meridian Conference in 1884. This line runs through Greenwich, London, and is a widely-recognized reference point for measuring longitude.
The Earth is divided into four hemispheres - Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, and Western Hemisphere - based on lines of latitude and longitude. The equator divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, while the Prime Meridian and the International Date Line divide the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Ideally, the International Date Line should be the meridian of 180° longitude. Actually, it has been zigged and zagged to avoid cutting across any island or country, since to do so would put two different calendar dates in the same country simultaneously. If the IDL coincided with the 180° meridian, then together with the Prime Meridian, it would form a great circle on the earth, passing through the north and south poles as well as through Greenwich. As it is now, the Prime Meridian, the 180° meridian, and all other meridians of longitude are semi-circles, that begin and end at the poles.
The Prime Meridian/International Date Line divide the western and eastern hemispheres
The hemispheres of Earth are divided by the Equator into Northern and Southern Hemispheres, and by the Prime Meridian and the 180th meridian into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
The prime meridian divides earth into the East and West hemispheres.
Earth can be divided into hemispheres based on either latitude (Northern and Southern Hemispheres) or longitude (Eastern and Western Hemispheres). The equator divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, while the Prime Meridian and the International Date Line divide the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
The Prime Meridian and the Equator divide the Earth into four quadrants or hemispheres. The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, while the Equator divides it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
East and West Hemispheres
The Prime Meridian and the Equator divide the Earth into four hemispheres: Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, and Western Hemisphere. The Prime Meridian separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, while the Equator divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The Prime Meridian, which runs through Greenwich, London, marks the division between the eastern and western hemispheres. Additionally, the 180th meridian, also known as the International Date Line, further separates the two hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
The Prime Meridian and the Equator
The two imaginary lines that divide the Earth into hemispheres are the Equator, which divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, and the Prime Meridian, which divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
The equator divides the Earth into two. Each half is called a hemisphere. The equator divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres. The prime meridian and the 180 dgrees meridian divide Earth into eastern and western hemispheres.