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Surf the Meridian Line
The Zero Line of Longitude (Prime Meridian of the World)
Why is Greenwich home of the Prime Meridian?
Starting at the top of the World...
See Santa at the North Pole - The Arctic
Its cold here so we'll quickly head SOUTH
We head South across the ice and across the sea:
Greenland Sea
Norwegian Sea
Then we cross the Arctic Circle
The North Sea
We eventually reach dry land:
United Kingdom
Across Lincolnshire
Across Hertfordshire
Reaching the London conurbation on the edge of Epping Forest
Take a few minutes and let Peter Marshall take you on a superb down the Meridian Line from Epping Forest to Greenwich
Across the River Thames
To Greenwich - home of the Prime Meridian (Zero Longitude)
Passing through the original Greenwich Observatory
THE MILLENNIUM STARTS AT THIS VERY POINT
To help guide your way a green laser shines down the Meridian
Leaving London we cross the Sussex Downs
East Grinstead
Half a mile north of the High Street is East Court, a former private house built in 1769. Today, its grounds and woods are open to the public, and a stone marks the point where the Greenwich Meridian passes through the town. This Grade II listed building houses the Town Council Offices, and incorporates Meridian Hall.
Pass through Lewes, Sussex
A pinnacle marks the spot in Peacehaven (between Brighton and Newhaven) where the Meridian Line crosses the English Coastline at the English Channel (Le Manche)
But you'll need some French here!
Cross Le Manche we arrive at the French Coast to the west of
Crossing the Loire at Saumur
Traverse the Gironne - the rich vine growing Bordeaux region
Crossing the Gulf of Valencia with Valencia to the west
Crossing into the Mediterranean near Benedorm
Leaving Europe we head for Africa
We cross the coast near
It really starts to get hot and dry now as we head into the
Mali
"" by Charlene Pidgeon
Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta)
Togo
The Meridian Line just slips into Togo for a short distance
Ghana
We finally leave dry land at Accra
We head south across the Atlantic Ocean
Traverse the Equator (we are at Zero Longitude, Zero Latitude now)
Crossing the Equator on the Zero Meridian
Are you a Golden Shellback?
(Someone who has crossed the Prime Meridian at the Equator)?
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Now its all ocean all the way for almost for half of the globe to the ice of Antarctica
Antarctica
Crossing the freezing cold land of Dronning Maud Land
Finally we arrive at the end of the Meridian
I don't believe it - the guy we met at the Equator has beaten us to the South Pole (and you thought Cyber space was fast!!!)
The end of the Prime Meridian and the end of our journey!
Not quite - Now you can head off into space) courtesy of the and look down at the Ozone depletion at the (beware large image file but worth the wait!)
We hope you enjoyed it - come back and watch as we embellish the line!
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