Greenwich antimeridian

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Greenwich antimeridian

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Named as such because the prime meridian was established along Greenwich, England.

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uncountable Synonym of antimeridian (“the reference line at 180° longitude, on the opposite side of earth to the prime meridian”)
Similar: antimeridian

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@misc{greenwich_antimeridian_2026,
  title = {Greenwich antimeridian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/greenwich%20antimeridian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}