It goes from north Pole, through (amid other places) Greenwich Observatory down to the South Pole. BUT!!! Not many people realise that there are at least two other places in London where the Prime Meridian is marked. One is on the pavement on the west side of the Millennium Dome - next to the Thames. But I can also remember this small monument which I saw many years ago on a walk in the forest just north of Chingford, which was used together with the Greenwich Observatory to determine precisely the direction of the meridian. What is also interesting - the Observatory sometimes swiches on a laser beam over the Prime Meridian which can be visible as far as A12 north of Stratford.
2006-09-19 17:37:16
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answered by Abelard 3
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Greenwich England
2006-09-19 00:53:30
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answered by chewbaccars 2
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AT the Greenwich Observatory at Greenwich in south-east London.
There used to be a metal line where you could stand on the meridian
2006-09-19 01:04:25
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answered by brainstorm 7
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prime meridian, meridian that is designated zero degree (0°) longitude, from which all other longitudes are measured. By international convention, it passes through the original site of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England; for this reason, it is sometimes called the Greenwich meridian. Universal time, the standard basis for determining time throughout the world, is civil time measured at the prime meridian.
2006-09-19 00:56:17
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answered by CasperinMississippi 3
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Runs Through East London (and naturally Greenwich)
2006-09-19 02:29:38
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answered by Anonymous
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Greenwich, London, where the Prime Meridian is located.
2006-09-19 00:52:18
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answered by I am Sunshine 6
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At the Royal Observatory in Greenwich
2006-09-19 16:21:34
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answered by LOL 5
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South East London at the Greenwich Observatory site also an interesting place to pay a visit.
2006-09-19 02:02:44
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answered by dot&carryone. 7
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This a line that goes through greenwich london from the north to south pole. So a line passes through many locations but greenwich is the place it is named after.
2006-09-19 01:53:07
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answered by j_emmans 6
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Royal Observatory, in Greenwich, london
2006-09-19 03:21:26
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answered by Pretorian 5
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