Prior to 1884, some countries utilized local âprime meridiansâ to establish their coordinate systems within their country and around the world. 1  In order to have any x,y system of coordinates, as latitude and longitude are, there must be a starting place for both the north-south and the east-west axes.
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Chrissie Amphlett: Singer with the '80s band Divinyls Reuters. Described as âthe wild woman of Australian rockâ by ABC, who made her death last Sunday the lead item on its TV and radio news bulletins, Divinyls' singer Chrissy Amphlett blazed a trail for female performers and musicians down under.