Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
prime meridian
|
| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:Prime_Meridian
0° longitude |
| gptkbp:established |
1884
|
| gptkbp:establishedBy |
International Meridian Conference
|
| gptkbp:hasBorderCrossing |
gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Antarctica gptkb:Burkina_Faso gptkb:France gptkb:Ghana gptkb:Mali gptkb:Spain gptkb:Togo gptkb:United_Kingdom |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Greenwich Meridian
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Greenwich,_London,_England
|
| gptkbp:longitude |
0°
|
| gptkbp:mapProjection |
used as reference in many map projections
|
| gptkbp:passesThrough |
gptkb:Royal_Observatory,_Greenwich
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Paris Meridian
|
| gptkbp:referencePoint |
WGS84
|
| gptkbp:significance |
divides Eastern and Western Hemispheres
|
| gptkbp:symbol |
GM
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
basis for time zones
reference for Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) defining Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Louth,_Lincolnshire
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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