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The greenwich merdian is a?
an imiginary line denoting o degrees longitude
Is the international date line a parrallel or a merdian?
The international date line is a meridian. It is also known as the Greenwich Meridian .
Which merdian shows date line?
The International Date Line (IDL) is a line of longitude located at about 180 degrees east (or west) of the Greenwich Meridian.
What is a merdian?
A meridian is a constant longitude circle passing at a given place. The meridian in Greenwich is also called the Prime Meridian which is set at zero longitude.
Why is the prime merdian located where it is?
Nevil Maskelyne, was a British astronomer from 1765 to 1811. He put forth the concept of using the distance to the moon as a way to measure longitude. His calculations were made at the Greenwich Observatory. As a result, Greenwich was adopted as the Prime Meridian in 1884.
What is the longitude measurement of the prime merdian?
00
What is the first line of longitude?
prime merdian
Where does The prime merdian passes through?
Londan
Which way does the prime merdian run?
north and south
How many degrees are there east of the prime merdian?
80
What is the name of semicircle joining the poles?
tne name of the semicircle joining the poles to poles is called merdian
The prime merdian passes through which country?
England, dummy
