Alaska is closer to the equator than the Prime Meridian
Clevelan, OH is closer. The prime meridian is located in Greenwich, in UK.
The prime meridian is a line of longitude. Nothing can be closer to something than itself.
Closer than what ? ? The westernmost point in Egypt is about 24.7 degrees east of the Prime Meridian, while the minimum distance from any point on Egypt's western boundary to the Prime Meridian is about 1,453 miles.
Closer than what ? ? The westernmost point in Egypt is about 24.7 degrees east of the Prime Meridian, while the minimum distance from any point on Egypt's western boundary to the Prime Meridian is about 1,453 miles.
Eastern side of USA is nearer the Greenwich meridian in London UK.
No place in India is on the Prime Meridian. In fact, no point in India is closer than about 5,800 km (3,600 miles) from the Prime Meridian.
No place in India is on the Prime Meridian. In fact, no point in India is closer than about 5,800 km (3,600 miles) from the Prime Meridian.
You would be closer to the Prime Meridian on the eastern coast of South America. The Prime Meridian is located at 0 degrees longitude and runs through Greenwich, near London, England. Therefore, the further east you go from the Prime Meridian, the higher the longitude values will be.
In Eastern coast of (South) America you would be closer to the Prime Meridian, but do not forget that there exists the Atlantic Ocean in the middle of them...
No. It's 20 degrees farther east, i.e. farther from the Prime Meridian.
No; zero longitude (the Prime Meridian) runs through Greenwich, England. ===================================== The center of Capetown is about 18.45 East longitude. That's about 1,052 miles east of the closest point on the Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian is defined as the meridian that passes through Greenwich, but one should never make the mistake of thinking that no place far from Greenwich can be near the Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian (and all other meridians) joins the poles, and it's over 12,000 miles long. One of the points on it is the south pole, and that's about 9,780 miles from Greenwich. The center of Accra, Ghana, in west Africa, is only about 15 miles from the Prime Meridian, significantly closer to it than Bournemouth, Oxford, Nottingham, Oxford, or Manchester is in England. And Barrow, Alaska is about 1,290 miles from the Prime Meridian ... closer than Moscow, Athens, or Cairo is.