Why is the prime meridian so important?

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James J.
Jun 12, 2018

It is a starting point.

Explanation:

To be honest 0 degrees longitude does not need to be through Greenwich, any line of longitude could have worked as the Prime Meridian, but we did need a place to start numbering from.

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