the prime meridian

noun

: an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England

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For example, consider the prime meridian, which passes through Greenwich, England, at longitude zero. Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 31 May 2024 Like the prime meridian, the event horizon is an illusion: a mathematical artifact called a coordinate singularity, which only arises because of the choice of coordinates. Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 31 May 2024 The actual point where the prime meridian hits the Equator is in the Atlantic Ocean. Emefa Addo Agawu, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024

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“The prime meridian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20prime%20meridian. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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