(secondary coordinates) The 180th meridian or antimeridian is the meridian 180° both east and west of the prime meridian in a geographical coordinate...
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longitude is defined to be 0°. Together, a prime meridian and its anti-meridian (the 180th meridian in a 360°-system) form a great circle. This great...
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90th meridian east, located midway between the Prime meridian and the 180th meridian; thus, the center of the Western Hemisphere is on this meridian. In...
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Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian—which crosses Greenwich, London, England—and east of the 180th meridian. The other half is called the Eastern...
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same amount. The 180th meridian (the meridian at 180° both east and west of the Prime Meridian) is opposite the IERS Reference Meridian and forms a great...
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Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic) 180th meridian Prime meridian United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Zero Meridian Voting took place on 13 October and the...
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meridian. The 90th meridian east forms a great circle with the 90th meridian west. This meridian is halfway between the Prime meridian and the 180th meridian...
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country's territory is to the 180th meridian. Russia, Fiji, and Antarctica are notable exceptions because the 180th meridian passes through them. Therefore...
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ranked. There are five countries with territory on both sides of the 180th meridian, and thus can be said to be both the westernmost and easternmost countries:...
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lying west of the 180th meridian, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Wake Island, most of the country lies east of the 180th meridian. Kiribati, passing...
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Pole. The 135th meridian east forms a great circle with the 45th meridian west, meaning it is a quarter away from the 180th meridian and 3 quarters from...
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are limited to the north of the equator between the 100th meridian east and the 180th meridian (aka Prime Antimeridian). Tropical cyclones portal Tropical...
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to the Pacific Ocean to the north of the equator between 100°E and 180th meridian. Within the northwestern Pacific Ocean, there are two separate agencies...
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at the prime meridian. The Golden Shellback for maritime personnel who have crossed the point where the Equator crosses the 180th meridian. The Top Secret...
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173°11′10″E / 52.84639°N 173.18611°E / 52.84639; 173.18611, opposite the 180th meridian from the rest of the United States. After the Japanese invasion of Attu...
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the Chukchi Sea and East Siberian Sea, the island lies astride the 180th meridian. The International Date Line is therefore displaced eastwards at this...
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Eastern Hemisphere: The half that lies east of the prime meridian and west of the 180th meridian. This hemisphere includes most of Africa, Europe, Asia...
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northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost (the Aleutian Islands cross the 180th meridian into the eastern hemisphere) state in the United States. It borders...
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June solstice, and exactly 45.0° at either equinox. Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 45° north passes through: In Europe...
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meridian east. Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 179th meridian west passes through: 178th meridian west 180th meridian...
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continuous path) — Cape Dezhnev, Russia Easternmost point (by longitude) — 180th meridian, Russia Northernmost Point — Cape Chelyuskin, Russia Southernmost Point...
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equator and the 180th meridian, the International Date Line goes around Kiribati and swings far to the east, almost reaching the 150°W meridian. This was the...
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off the coast of Attu to the west, but because both sit west of the 180th meridian, these two are at times viewed as the easternmost points of the United...
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north is arbitrarily defined as being along the prime meridian in the Antarctic and the 180th meridian in the Arctic; thus, east and west on the grids when...
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meridian west. Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 179th meridian east passes through: 178th meridian east 180th meridian...
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is limited to the north of the equator between the 100th meridian east and the 180th meridian. A violent typhoon is defined as a tropical cyclone that...
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from GMT by a whole number of hours. A nautical date line follows the 180th meridian, bisecting one 15° gore into two 7.5° gores that differ from GMT by...
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International Date Line (redirect from Date meridian)
on the meridian of 180° longitude, roughly down the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and halfway around the world from the IERS Reference Meridian, the successor...
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geographical poles and the equator, and halfway between the Prime Meridian and the 180th meridian. Both northern 45×90 points are located on land, while both...
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is limited to the north of the equator between the 100th meridian east and the 180th meridian. The category of a very strong typhoon is defined as a tropical...
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