does the prime meridian pass through the artic circle or the antartic circle?
2007-11-18 11:07:06 · 6 answers · asked by lexi 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
it passes through both of them
2007-11-19 01:19:19 · answer #1 · answered by bnj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's arbitrary because the location chosen for it was based entirely upon the convenience of a particular group of people, with no scientific or geographic basis, without consulting anyone else. (What a particular group of people they are!) P.S. It's nice that the Prime Meridian is on the opposite side of the Earth from the International Dateline - which is another arbitrary line - and the International Dateline may have been placed opposite the Prime Meridian intentionally, but the Prime Meridian does not dictate the location of the International Dateline. If it did, neither the International Dateline, nor the Prime Meridian would be arbitrary, as in that case either of the two lines would dictate the location of the other, and then there would be a scientific basis for the other's location.
2016-04-04 21:22:05 · answer #2 · answered by Erica 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both, the Prime Meridian is at 0 degrees and starts at the north pole, crosses the Arctic Circle, then the Equator, then the Antarctic Circle, and ending at the south pole. Its a line of longitude.
2007-11-18 11:21:41 · answer #3 · answered by Stone 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It passes through both of them.
2007-11-18 13:04:02 · answer #4 · answered by Gregory H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it passes through both of them
2007-11-18 11:14:29 · answer #5 · answered by yay4random 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes both it runs from pole to pole
2007-11-18 13:29:54 · answer #6 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋