Meridian Coordinates |best|

Longitudes gather like threads at the pole, stitching the planet into a whole. Each crossing point, a unique address — a story of place, no more, no less.

Meridian coordinates are a way to locate points on the Earth's surface using a system of imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole. These lines, called meridians, are used to measure longitude, which is the distance east or west of a point from a reference meridian. meridian coordinates

The reference meridian is usually the Prime Meridian, which passes through Greenwich, England, and is designated as 0° longitude. All other meridians are measured in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian, ranging from 0° to 180° east and 0° to 180° west. Longitudes gather like threads at the pole, stitching

: Locations west of Greenwich have negative coordinates ranging from 1° to 179° W. These lines, called meridians, are used to measure