What do you call opposite longitude of prime meridian?
antimeridian (plural antimeridians) (geography) The reference line at 180° longitude, on the opposite side of earth to the prime meridian.
Where is the anti Meridian?
The Antimeridian is the +180°/-180° line of longitude, exactly opposite the Prime Meridian (0°). It is often used as the basis for the International Date Line (IDL) because it passes through the open waters of the Pacific Ocean.
What is 180 degree meridian called?
The meridian that runs through Greenwich, England, is internationally accepted as the line of 0 degrees longitude, or prime meridian. The antimeridian is halfway around the world, at 180 degrees. It is the basis for the International Date Line.
Which Meridian is exactly opposite to 0 degree meridian?
180th meridian
What is called Prime Meridian?
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.
What country is prime meridian on 0 degrees?
Any line of longitude (a meridian) can serve as the 0 longitude line. However, there is an international agreement that the meridian that runs through Greenwich, England, is considered the official prime meridian.
Who created the Prime Meridian?
Sir George Airy
Which country falls on the equator?
The Equator passes through 13 countries: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati.
Why is Prime Meridian not straight?
The Earth takes 24 hours to rotate through 360 degree (longitude). Hence, two places that are 15 degree of longitude apart have a difference of one hour. As the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. This adds up to a difference of 24 hours or one day between east and west of 180 degree line of longitude.
Where was the first prime meridian?
Greenwich
Why did the Greenwich Meridian move?
In order for the plane of the geodetic prime meridian to pass through the geocenter, its trace on the ground in the vicinity of Greenwich must move to the east by about 102 m, the sign and magnitude of which is correctly predicted by EGM2008.
How many countries pass through the prime meridian?
8 countries
Does Prime Meridian pass through Togo?
The Greenwich Meridian separates east from west in the same way that the Equator separates north from south. On its path from pole to pole, the Meridian passes through England, France, Spain, Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Ghana and Antarctica.