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Glossary of Terms
Greenwich Meridian
By Pierre Joppen
Jul 7, 2004, 08:44

The meridian, or line of longitude adopted by international agreement (in 1884) to be the 0° meridian from which all longitudes worldwide would be calculated. (Also called the prime or international meridian).

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