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The eastern hemisphere lies east of the Prime Meridian; the Western Hemisphere lies west of the Prime Meridian.
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What is the two hemispheres formed by the prime meridian and the 180 meridian?

The two hemispheres formed by the Prime Meridian and the 180th meridian are the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere. The Prime Meridian, at 0 degrees longitude, divides the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere to the east and the Western Hemisphere to the west, while the 180th meridian serves as the dividing line on the opposite side of the globe.


Is Athens in the east or west hemisphere?

Eastern. It can generally be said that the middle of the Atlantic ocean, more specifically the prime meridian, divides the earth into the separate hemispheres. Since Athens, Greece is on the eastern side of the prime meridian, the city is in the eastern hemisphere.


What hemispheres is the US in?

The united states is in the northern and western and eastern (Alaska sits either side of the 180o meridian) hemispheres.


What divide the earth from eastern and western hemisphere?

The Prime Meridian, an imaginary line running between the North and South poles of Earth, and the International Date Line, its counterpart on the opposite side of the world, both divide the Earth into its 2 halves, the Eastern and Western hemispheres. Note: The Equator divides the Earth into its other 2 hemispheric dinstinctions: the North and South hemispheres.


Would you be closer to the Prime Meridian on the eastern or western side of America?

Eastern side of USA is nearer the Greenwich meridian in London UK.


Which continents show up partially in both the eastern and western hemispheres?

There are five continents that show up partially in both the eastern and western hemispheres. They are Europe, Africa, Asia, North America and Antarctica.


What divides the western hemisphere from eastern hemisphere?

The Prime Meridian, an imaginary line running between the North and South poles of Earth, and the International Date Line, its counterpart on the opposite side of the world, both divide the Earth into its 2 halves, the Eastern and Western hemispheres. Note: The Equator divides the Earth into its other 2 hemispheric dinstinctions: the North and South hemispheres.


Is the Prime Meridian in the center of the world?

No. The prime meridian if on the side of the earth not the center. The prime meridian is the 0 latitude line. On the other side you have the 180 degree latitude line, sometimes called the international date line.


How far east is Los Angeles from the prime meridian?

Los Angeles is on the western side of the prime meridian. The whole U.S. is in the western hemisphere, therefore all of the U.S. is on the west side of the prime meridian. :)


What determines if the meridian is in East or West?

It depends on which side the meridian is from the Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian is the zero line of longitude that passes through the Greenwich Observatory, London, England.


What is the imaginary line that separates the eastern and the western?

The Greenwich (or Prime) Meridian and its "continuation" on the other side of the earth which is approximately the International Date Line.


What is the name of the meridian exactly halfway around the world from the prime meridian?

The meridian exactly halfway around the world from the prime meridian is called the 180th meridian or the antimeridian. This line represents the opposite side of the Earth from the prime meridian and is where the International Date Line is located.