When longitude was first understood sailors measured their position by degrees east or west of their port of departure. Later many countries established their own prime meridians. It was not until the ...

It runs through a place in London called Greenwich. The Prime Meridian splits the world into ... in the world have different times. This is why the world is divided into 24 different time zones.

Among these, the Prime Meridian that passes through the ... This is why Termoli is called the "Greenwich of Italy." Why is the 15th meridian east important? Where does the meridian pass in Termoli?

A line marks the 'Prime Meridian of the World' at Longitude 0 degrees at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich on March 26, 2012, in London. Oli Scarff/Getty Images The 1884 International Meridian ...

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh government is working to replace Greenwich in UK with Ujjain in MP as the Global Prime Meridian (GPM). Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav shared the information with ...