One meridian is designated as the Prime Meridian. Where is its location?

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1. One meridian is designated as the Prime Meridian. Where is its location?

1. The letters 'PDG' to indicate an aerial photograph rather than a map grid coordinte 2. The mission and photo negative number to identify which photograph is being used 3. The six numerical digits to locate the actual point on the photograph
Greenwich, England. In 1884, an international conference decided that the meridian that passed through Britain's Royal Greenwich Observatory (just outside London) would be the world's prime meridian. The observatory has since been relocated but the location of the prime meridian remains the same. - - Prime Meridian is also known as Greenwich Meridian. Time here is often referred to as Greenwich Mean Time or GMT. However, GMT has been replaced by a more accurate time-scale based on both atomic and astronomical measurements and is referred to as Universal Time Coordinated or UTC. Though the term UTC replaces GMT, they are often used synonymously. - - The military often refers to GMT as Zulu time.
1. Index - heavy lines; normally every fifth contour line is an index contour. They are usually numbered at some point with the elevation of points along that line 2. Intermediate - the lighter contour lines falling between index contours. There are normally four intermediate contour lines between index contours 3. Supplementary - resemble dashes. Show changes in elevation of at least one-half the contour interval. Normally found where there is very little change in elevation, such as on fairly level terrain
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One meridian is designated as the Prime Meridian. Where is its location?

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