Question

What is the significance of the Prime Meridian?

Answer 1

Explanation:

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 the Earth.

Answer 2

Answer:-

Prime Meridian:-

The Prime Meridian is the 0° longitude which runs through the Royal Greenwich Observatory.

Greenwich in England divides the Earth into two imaginary hemispheres-

• The Eastern
• The Western

The time at the 0° is called the Universal Time. Each 15° East or West from Prime Meridian marks a new time zone.

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