What is meant by prime meridian
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴍᴇ ᴍᴇʀɪᴅɪᴀɴ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɴᴇ ᴏғ 0° ʟᴏɴɢɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴇᴀsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇsᴛ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴍᴇ ᴍᴇʀɪᴅɪᴀɴ ɪs ᴀʀʙɪᴛʀᴀʀʏ, ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴄʜᴏsᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀɴʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ
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The prime meridian is the line of 0° longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around the Earth. The prime meridian is arbitrary, meaning it could be chosen to be anywhere.
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