what is another name for the prime meridian
Prime meridian A prime meridian is ultimately arbitrary, unlike an equator, which is determined by the axis of rotationâ€”and various conventions have been used or advocated in different regions and throughout history.[1] The most widely used modern meridian is the IERS Reference Meridian. It is derived but deviates slightly from the Greenwich Meridian, which was selected as an international standard in 1884.
Margaret Wolfe Hungerford Molly Bawn contains Hungerford's most famous idiom:
Geographical zone On the basis of latitudinal extent, the globe is divided into three broad heat zones.
Charles Dudley Warner Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.[4]