Prime Meridian (Greenwich) (London)

United Kingdom / England / Westham / London
 interesting place, historic landmark
A prime meridian, based at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in London, was established by Sir George Airy in 1851. By 1884, over two-thirds of all ships and tonnage used it as the reference meridian on their charts and maps. The prime meridian passes through the Airy transit circle (51°28′40.1″N 0°0′5.3″W)[4] of the Greenwich observatory.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_meridian_(Greenwich)
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Coordinates:   51°28'40"N   -0°0'5"E
This article was last modified 7 years ago