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It is the meridian that goes through the Greenwich observatory in London - meridian zero. All other meridians are calculated from this prime meridian, i.e., so-and-so many degrees east or west (of the prime meridian).

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The Prime Meridian is located at 0 degrees longitude and passes through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. It serves as the starting point for measuring longitude and divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

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