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1russia's main independent tv station71 sets
20 degrees longitude47 sets
3meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the greenwich longitude in england)46 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 longitude34 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
14is 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
15the meridian designated as 0 degrees longitude which passes through the royal observatory at greenwich england3 sets
16imaginary line that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres3 sets
170º longitude3 sets
18an imaginary line passing through the royal observ. in greenwich england which marks the 0 degree line of long.3 sets
19line 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
20the meridian, or line of longitude, that is designated as 0 degrees longitude3 sets
21an imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole at 0 degrees longitude3 sets
22name the line that is 0˚ longitude3 sets
23line of the global grid running from the north pole to the south pole through3 sets
240° longitude (greenwich, uk)3 sets
25divides the world into eastern and western hemispheres at 0 degrees longitude3 sets
26represents 0 degrees longitude2 sets
270 degree longitude2 sets
28the meridian that passes through the royal observatory at greenwich, england, is 0 degrees longitude2 sets
29meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the greenwich longitude in england).2 sets
30used to define the 24 zones; 0 degrees longitude2 sets
31an imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole of earth at 0º longitude2 sets
32meridian from which longitude is measured both east and west2 sets
33the starting line for measureing longitude (right in the middle)2 sets
340 degrees longitude, divides earth into eastern and western hemispheres2 sets
35the line that makes a half circle from the north pole to the south pole and that passes through greenwich, england.2 sets
36makes a half circle from the north pole to the south pole2 sets
37imaginary line that represents 0 degrees longitude2 sets
38an imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole of earth at 0 degrees longitude2 sets
390 degrees2 sets
40the meridian that passes through the royal observatory at greenwich, england is a 0 degree longitude.2 sets