Prime Meridian
E17848
The Prime Meridian is the internationally recognized zero-degree line of longitude from which all other longitudes and global time zones are measured.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T148488 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Prime Meridian Context triple: [GMT, referenceMeridian, Prime Meridian]
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San Bernardino meridian
The San Bernardino meridian is a principal survey meridian used as a reference line for land surveying and mapping in Southern California and parts of Nevada.
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Greenwich Mean Time
Greenwich Mean Time is the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, historically used as the world’s primary reference for timekeeping and the basis for Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
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Tropic of Cancer
The Tropic of Cancer is the northernmost latitude on Earth where the sun can appear directly overhead, marking the boundary of the tropical zone in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Equator
The Equator is an imaginary line encircling the Earth at equal distance from the poles, dividing the planet into Northern and Southern Hemispheres and marking 0° latitude.
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Tropic of Capricorn
The Tropic of Capricorn is the southernmost latitude where the sun can appear directly overhead, marking an important boundary of the Earth's tropical zone.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Prime Meridian Target entity description: The Prime Meridian is the internationally recognized zero-degree line of longitude from which all other longitudes and global time zones are measured.
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A.
San Bernardino meridian
The San Bernardino meridian is a principal survey meridian used as a reference line for land surveying and mapping in Southern California and parts of Nevada.
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B.
Greenwich Mean Time
Greenwich Mean Time is the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, historically used as the world’s primary reference for timekeeping and the basis for Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
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C.
Tropic of Cancer
The Tropic of Cancer is the northernmost latitude on Earth where the sun can appear directly overhead, marking the boundary of the tropical zone in the Northern Hemisphere.
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D.
Equator
The Equator is an imaginary line encircling the Earth at equal distance from the poles, dividing the planet into Northern and Southern Hemispheres and marking 0° latitude.
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E.
Tropic of Capricorn
The Tropic of Capricorn is the southernmost latitude where the sun can appear directly overhead, marking an important boundary of the Earth's tropical zone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical line
ⓘ
line of longitude ⓘ reference meridian ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | International Meridian Conference ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | majority of participating nations ⓘ |
| adoptedInCity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| adoptedInYear | 1884 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Prime Meridian
ⓘ
surface form:
Greenwich meridian
Prime Meridian ⓘ
surface form:
zero meridian
|
| coordinateRole | zero degrees longitude ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinate system ⓘ |
| countryCrossed |
Algeria
ⓘ
Antarctica ⓘ Burkina Faso ⓘ France ⓘ Ghana ⓘ Mali ⓘ Spain ⓘ Togo ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| definedBy | International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service ⓘ |
| defines | 0° longitude ⓘ |
| direction | north–south line ⓘ |
| formsGreatCircleWith | 180th meridian ⓘ |
| historicalBasis |
Prime Meridian
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Greenwich meridian
|
| locatedOn | Earth ⓘ |
| longitudeValue | 0° ⓘ |
| meetsAtPolesWith | 180th meridian ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Accra
ⓘ
surface form:
Accra, Ghana
Brighton ⓘ
surface form:
Brighton, United Kingdom
Castellón, Spain ⓘ Canary Wharf ⓘ
surface form:
London Docklands
Valencia ⓘ
surface form:
Valencia, Spain
|
| passesThrough |
Greenwich
ⓘ
surface form:
Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
Maritime Greenwich ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Observatory, Greenwich
|
| referenceFor |
Greenwich Mean Time
ⓘ
GMT ⓘ
surface form:
Universal Time
eastern hemisphere ⓘ western hemisphere ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Coordinated Universal Time
ⓘ
Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ longitude ⓘ time zone ⓘ |
| replaced | multiple national prime meridians ⓘ |
| timeZoneReference | UTC+0 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defining Coordinated Universal Time
ⓘ
defining global time zones ⓘ measuring longitude ⓘ |
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Subject: Prime Meridian Description of subject: The Prime Meridian is the internationally recognized zero-degree line of longitude from which all other longitudes and global time zones are measured.
Referenced by (31)
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