Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:prime_meridian
|
| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:Prime_Meridian
0° longitude |
| gptkbp:coordinates |
NAD83
WGS84 |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:established |
1884
|
| gptkbp:establishedBy |
International Meridian Conference
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
adopted as international standard in 1884
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Greenwich,_London,_England
|
| gptkbp:longitude |
0°
|
| gptkbp:passesThrough |
gptkb:Royal_Observatory,_Greenwich
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Paris_meridian
|
| gptkbp:significance |
divides Eastern and Western Hemispheres
|
| gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
gptkb:Royal_Observatory,_Greenwich
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
most countries worldwide
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
basis for Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
reference for Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) reference for global longitude |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sir_George_Airy
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Greenwich prime meridian
|