Description: Las líneas de longitud también se denominan meridianos. El meridiano principal se define como el de 0 grados de longitud. Atraviesa Greenwich, en Londres, Reino Unido, y también se conoce como meridiano de Greenwich. El antimeridiano se encuentra al otro lado del mundo, a 180 grados, y constituye la base de la línea internacional de cambio de fecha.

Related Terms:

• Longitude

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