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1russia's main independent tv station71 sets
20 degrees longitude48 sets
3meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the greenwich longitude in england)44 sets
4line of the global grid running from the north pole to the south pole through greenwich, england; starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longitude32 sets
5the meridian running through greenwich, england, from which longitude east and west is reckoned.19 sets
6the meridian running through greenwich, england, from which longitude east and west is reckoned12 sets
7the middle line of longitude, measuring 0 and dividing the globe into e / w hemispheres.8 sets
8the meridian, designated at 0° longitude, which passes through the royal observatory at greenwich, england.7 sets
9line of the global grid running from the north pole to the south pole through greenwich, england; starting point for measuring degrees east and west longitude7 sets
10the zero meridian (0°), used as a reference line from which longitude east and west is measured. it passes through greenwich, england.6 sets
11an imaginary line passing through the royal observatory in greenwich, england, which marks the 0° line of longitude.6 sets
12the imaginary line that divides the earth in the eastern and western hemisphere, at 0 degrees longitude4 sets
13zero degrees longitude4 sets
14imaginary line that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres3 sets
15an imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole at 0 degrees longitude3 sets
16line of the global grid running from the north pole to the south pole through3 sets
170° longitude (greenwich, uk)3 sets
18is an imaginary line running from the north pole to the south pole through greenwich, england. the prime meridian is at zero degrees longitude. it is the baseline for measuring longitude. the prime meridian divides earth into the eastern and western hemispheres.3 sets
19divides the world into eastern and western hemispheres at 0 degrees longitude3 sets
20name the line that is 0˚ longitude3 sets
21line of the global grid running from the north pole to the south pole at greenwich, england; starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longitude3 sets
220º longitude3 sets
23an imaginary line passing through the royal observ. in greenwich england which marks the 0 degree line of long.3 sets
24the meridian, or line of longitude, that is designated as 0 degrees longitude3 sets
25the meridian that passes through the royal observatory at greenwich, england is a 0 degree longitude.2 sets
26a line of longitude measuring 0 degrees.2 sets
27imaginary line that divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres2 sets
28used to define the 24 zones; 0 degrees longitude2 sets
29: the 0 degree line for lines of longitude, that runs through greenwich, england2 sets
30meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the greenwich longitude in england).2 sets
31the imaginary line at zero meridan used to measure longitude east to west. passes through greenwich england2 sets
32runs from the north pole to the south pole through greenwich, england2 sets
330 degrees2 sets
34the starting line for measureing longitude (right in the middle)2 sets
35makes a half circle from the north pole to the south pole2 sets
36the line that makes a half circle from the north pole to the south pole and that passes through greenwich, england.2 sets
37imaginary line that lies at zero degrees longitude2 sets
38the line of 0 degree longitude from which east and west locations are measured2 sets
39the most important line of longitude.2 sets
40an imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole of earth at 0 degrees longitude2 sets