2007-05-25 02:18:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Zero degree Lat is the Equator (center of earth North-South wise) anything above equator will be North and vice versa. Zero degree is a big circle (great circle).
Zero degree Longitude is the Greenwich meridian (centre of earth East-West wise) anything East of Greenwich will be East and vice versa. Zero Longitude is a half circle (lines from pole to pole)
There is a lot more on that but this is a simple understanding.
2007-05-25 02:39:49 · answer #1 · answered by shipdada 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The point at which the equator (0° latitude) and the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) intersect has no real significane but it is in the Atlantic Ocean, about 380 miles (611 kilometers) south of Ghana and 670 miles (1078 km) west of Gabon.
2016-05-17 10:56:41 · answer #2 · answered by essie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zero latitude is the equator and Zero longitude is Greenwich. England. So 0,0 would be on the Equator due south of Greenwich.
2007-05-25 02:34:26 · answer #3 · answered by velomojo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The point at which the equator (0° latitude) and the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) intersect has no real significane but it is in the Atlantic Ocean, about 380 miles (611 kilometers) south of Ghana and 670 miles (1078 km) west of Gabon."
http://geography.about.com/library/faq/blqzzerozero.htm
O° longitude runs throught Greenwich, England and 0° latitude is of course the equator which travels around the entire globe crossing several countries.
2007-05-25 02:24:43 · answer #4 · answered by Critters 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's off the west coast of Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. West of the Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of Gabon. It's where the Equator and the Prime Meridian cross.
2007-05-25 02:25:46 · answer #5 · answered by Barry B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
North and South of the World.....
2007-05-26 00:29:29 · answer #6 · answered by AVIAN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zero lat is the equator.
2007-05-25 02:25:19 · answer #7 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋