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unusual facts about Greenwich Meridian



32nd meridian west from Washington

On September 28, 1850, the United States adopted two primary meridians of longitude for officially use: the Greenwich Meridian (through the old Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England) for all nautical and international use, and the Washington Meridian (through the old United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.) for more accurate astronomical and domestic use.

Delta B

Syncom-2 subsequently became the first geosynchronous satellite, and was placed at 55° west of the Greenwich Meridian.

Mouilleron-en-Pareds

It is known as the place of birth of Charles-Louis Largeteau (who contributed to the establishment of the Greenwich Meridian), Georges Clemenceau (head of the French Government during World War I and who signed the Treaty of Versailles with Lloyd George, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando and Woodrow Wilson) and Marshal Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (who participated in the liberation of France with the Allied forces in 1945).


see also

100th meridian

100th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

108th meridian

108th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

112th meridian

112th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

113th meridian

113th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

115th meridian

115th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

116th meridian

116th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

118th meridian

118th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

131st meridian

131st meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

135th meridian

135th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

141st meridian

141st meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

144th meridian

144th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

148th meridian

148th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

150th meridian

150th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

152nd meridian

152nd meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

156th meridian

156th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

164th meridian

164th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

166th meridian

166th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

171st meridian

171st meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

173rd meridian

173rd meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

176th meridian

176th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

178th meridian

178th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

18th meridian

18th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

19th meridian

19th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

1st meridian

1st meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

20th meridian

20th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

29th meridian

29th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

30th meridian

30th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

31st meridian

31st meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

34th meridian

34th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

35th meridian

35th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

39th meridian

39th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

39th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

3rd meridian

3rd meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

42nd meridian

42nd meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

45th meridian

45th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

4th meridian

4th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

53rd meridian

53rd meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

56th meridian

56th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

5th meridian

5th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

60th meridian

60th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

64th meridian

64th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

71st meridian

71st meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

73rd meridian

73rd meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

73rd meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

78th meridian

78th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

79th meridian

79th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

82nd meridian

82nd meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

88th meridian

88th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

96th meridian

96th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian

97th meridian

97th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian