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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Longitude
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Latitude
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Detailed explanation-1: -The prime meridian is the line drawn north to south at 0° (0 degrees) longitude. Sentences: The prime meridian divides Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere . The prime meridian is at 0° (0 degrees) longitude.
Detailed explanation-2: -The meridian passing through Greenwich, England, designated as the zero meridian (0°) by an international conference in 1884. The prime meridian is a reference line through Greenwich, England that measures longitude east and west. An example of prime meridian is zero degrees longitude.
Detailed explanation-3: -For example, the longitude of Paris, France, is 2° 29’ E (2 degrees, 29 minutes east). The longitude for Brasilia, Brazil, is 47° 55’ W (47 degrees, 55 minutes west). A degree of longitude is about 111 kilometers (69 miles) at its widest. The widest areas of longitude are near the Equator, where Earth bulges out.
Detailed explanation-4: -meridian, imaginary north–south line on the Earth’s surface that connects both geographic poles; it is used to indicate longitude. The 40th meridian, for example, has a longitude of 40° E or 40° W. See latitude and longitude.