WHY IS THE GREENWICH MERIDIAN IMPORTANT

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Weegy: Greenwich, England defines both time and place for the whole world. [ All time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and all places have a latitude (their distance North or South of the Equator) and a longitude (their distance East or West of the Greenwich Meridian) ]

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The Greenwich Meridian is important because it is the Prime Meridian (0° longitude), used as the starting point for measuring longitude and for setting the world’s standard time (GMT/UTC).

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