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Greenwich Time (GMT):

Greenwich England

Longitude 0° 0' 0"
Prime Meridian of the World

Latitude 51° 28' 38"
North of the Equator
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Founded Greenwich, England 1995

It is a pleasure to welcome you to , where East meets West at the Line (0° longitude) at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.  The home of  (GMT) from which all World time zones are based.
 

Why is Greenwich, England so important to the World?


When you meet someone you arrange a time and a place; e.g. "meet me at the Pizza Place at 8pm";

Greenwich, England defines both time and place for the whole world.  All time is measured relative to (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 )

So whether you are flying an aircraft, sailing a ship or just planning to meet up using your GPS remember that is measured from Greenwich, England:

Longitude 0° 0' 0"

Latitude 51° 28' 38"N (North of the Equator)

Greenwich Websites

: GMT is the Universal Time (or UTC) for the World.  Find the time in every Time Zone.  Comprehensive TIME portal with A-Z of watches with fun 'n facts!

: Longitude 0° World's Prime Meridian is based on the Royal Observatory Greenwich.  Every map or GPS uses latitude & longitude for reference

: World Heritage Site.  A complete  Tourist Guide to one of those special and unique places on earth.  2,000 years of history awaits!

: Greenwich Observatory is over 325 years old.  Information about eclipses, solstices, equinoxes, major space missions, astronomical events.

: The World's biggest Dome build on the Meridian Line in Greenwich.  Controversial, expensive and currently closed awaiting new owners...

Information Portals

: London's most popular tourist attraction the British airways London Eye.  With the best views of London - book you tickets online.  Packages available for that special day out!

: London's Royal River flows through a 1,000 years of history from source to Southend, Royal River including Windsor, Hampton Court, Oxford, Henley on Thames, University Boat Race + 3 men in a boat!

: 1,000 years of English monarchs.  Including King Henry VIII & Queen Elizabeth I who were both born in Greenwich. Princess Diana tribute too.

: The World's biggest marathon runs in London every Spring starting in Greenwich Park.  Complete guide to this and every major marathon.

: Over a billion travellers pass through the Top 20  World Airports.  An A-Z of every major International Airports including London Airports.

: English Premier League.  Whether you want to get tickets, or listen on-line to every Premier Football League (soccer) games in England.

: Official tourist guide to every country in the World.  Now you can find your tourist or business destination in one-click.

: January 2002 Euro Guide - New currency for Europe.  An online guide to conversion rates and links to key sites for every country in Europe.
: When will this tidal wave strike?

Online Shopping Therapy

: Quality shopping.  Special gifts.  Top name stores in the USA and UK enable you to shop on-line without those queues, car parks & hassles.

: Comprehensive guide to books relevant to this site.  Buy books on-line now in the USA, UK, Germany, France & Australia.

: Great deals on hotels in London, England and throughout Europe.  Excellent packages on London's West End theatre packages. 

UK Mirror

 

is where East meets West at the (0° Longitude); World Time is set . Remember the new millennium started in .

Greenwich lies on the , a few minutes by or , or a short from central London.  If you want to visit Greenwich and information on visiting London, England then see .  There is the famous to visit and the .  Just down river is the which is close to

The at Greenwich is in along with the and the (on which the in Washington DC, USA is based).  For information on astronomy visit

The starts in Greenwich Park every Spring.

Greenwich has a long heritage; it was the birth place of and his daughters (Bloody Mary) and (The Virgin Queen).  All the English monarchs can be found at .

It has seen many famous visitors from through to .  This and a lot more in .

For information on all the other places in the world called Greenwich including Greenwich Village, New York City, USA then visit .

Visit the Shelf where you can buy titles old and new.

 Part of the Greenwich Grid

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