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Prime meridian

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The prime meridian is a line.

Equator and Prime Meridian.svg
Equator and Prime Meridian.svg
It starts at zero. This line helps us map the world. It divides the Earth into two parts. It helps us know where we are. Can you find it on a map?
Prime meridian.jpg
Prime meridian.jpg

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File:Equator and Prime Meridian.svg
Equator and Prime Meridian.svg
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Atlas Cosmographicae (Mercator) 033.jpg
File:Ptolemy-World Vat Urb 82.jpg
Ptolemy-World Vat Urb 82.jpg
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Propaganda Map.jpg
File:Atlas Ortelius KB PPN369376781-006av-006br.jpg
Atlas Ortelius KB PPN369376781-006av-006br.jpg
File:CEM-36-Regno-della-China-2355.jpg
CEM-36-Regno-della-China-2355.jpg
File:Prime meridian.jpg
Prime meridian.jpg
File:Meridian-International.svg
Meridian-International.svg
File:Panneau du méridien de Greenwich à Parnay .jpg
Panneau du méridien de Greenwich à Parnay .jpg
File:Prime Meridian Line, Longitude 0.jpg
Prime Meridian Line, Longitude 0.jpg
File:Earth map with 180th meridian.jpg
Earth map with 180th meridian.jpg
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