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∙ 9y agoIn Geography, the zero degree longitude is the Prime Meridian.
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∙ 9y agoThe longitude that includes Greenwich is by definition 0°.
Longitude is measured up & down from the Prime Greenwich Meridian (Greenwich).
The 0' line of longitude is called the Greenwich Meridian because it passes through Greenwich, Lonon
The longitude line that passes through Greenwich, England is the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude). It is the starting point for measuring longitude around the globe.
The longitude of the Greenwich Royal Observatory is always 0 degrees.
England's Royal Observatory in Greenwich (the source of Greenwich Mean Time - GMT) is 0 degrees longitude and the reference point. 120 degrees East is the longitude of the east coast of Taiwan. At that longitude, 1/3 of a circumference from Greenwich, the standard time (and date) should be 8 hours ahead of Greenwich. So if it is 4am in Greenwich, it should be noon in Taiwan.
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The line of longitude that begins at Greenwich, England is known as the Prime Meridian. It is defined as 0 degrees longitude and serves as the starting point for measuring longitude around the globe.
The Prime Meridien (0 degrees longitude) passes through the London Borough of Greenwich - hence GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
The longitude of Greenwich, also known as the Prime Meridian, is 0 degrees. It serves as the starting point for measuring longitude around the globe.
The Prime Meridian - in Greenwich, England - is where the starting point for measuring longitude is.