the meridian passing through Greenwich is known as
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Prime Meridian
The 0 degree line of longitude that passes through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England is the Greenwich Meridian. It's also called the Prime Meridian. This line is the starting-point for longitudinal lines that run north-south and converge at the poles.
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ᴛʜᴇ 0 ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇ ʟɪɴᴇ ᴏғ ʟᴏɴɢɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴀssᴇs ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛᴏʀʏ ɪɴ ɢʀᴇᴇɴᴡɪᴄʜ, ᴇɴɢʟᴀɴᴅ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴇɴᴡɪᴄʜ ᴍᴇʀɪᴅɪᴀɴ. ɪᴛ's ᴀʟsᴏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴍᴇ ᴍᴇʀɪᴅɪᴀɴ. ᴛʜɪs ʟɪɴᴇ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ-ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ʟᴏɴɢɪᴛᴜᴅɪɴᴀʟ ʟɪɴᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴜɴ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ-sᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀɢᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟᴇs.
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