why zero degree longitude is choosen at Greenwich
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iɳรtɛɑɗ, tɦɛy cʀѳรร ɛɑcɦ ѳtɦɛʀ ɑt tɦɛ pѳʆɛร ɑɳɗ ɑʀɛ Բɑʀtɦɛรt ɑpɑʀt ɑt tɦɛ ɛquɑtѳʀ. tɦɛ pʀiɱɛ ɱɛʀiɗiɑɳ, ɑร it pɑรรɛร tɦʀѳugɦ gʀɛɛɳwicɦ, ɛɳgʆɑɳɗ, iร cѳɳรiɗɛʀɛɗ 0 ɗɛgʀɛɛร ʆѳɳgituɗɛ. ɓɛcɑuรɛ ɓѳtɦ tɦɛ ɛquɑtѳʀ ɑɳɗ tɦɛ pʀiɱɛ ɱɛʀiɗiɑɳ ɑʀɛ iɱɑgiɳɑʀy ʆiɳɛร, tɦɛy wɛʀɛ ɓѳtɦ ɛรtɑɓʆiรɦɛɗ ɓy ɱɑɳkiɳɗ ɑt รѳɱɛ pѳiɳt iɳ ɦuɱɑɳ ɦiรtѳʀy.
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Zero degree longitude is chosen at Greenwich because it is the starting point for measuring distance both East and West around the Earth .
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