GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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0 degrees latitude
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0 degrees longitude
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180 degrees longitude
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90 degrees latitude
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Detailed explanation-1: -The prime meridian separates the eastern hemisphere from the western hemisphere. Halfway around the world, at 180 degrees longitude, is the International Date Line. The prime meridian is the line of 0° longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around Earth.
Detailed explanation-2: -The location in the Gulf of Guinea (South Atlantic Ocean) off the west African coast known as Null Island is named after the point where the prime meridian and the equator intersect. It is located at latitude 0 and longitude 0 degrees.
Detailed explanation-3: -The indicated longitude is not exactly zero because the geodetic zero meridian on a geocentric reference ellipsoid (which is what GPS positioning yields, using the IERS Reference Meridian) is 102 metres east of this strip.