Why is the prime meridian also known as the fixed meridian?
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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. ... They chose the meridian passing through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England.
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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. ... They chose the meridian passing through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England.
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