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Western hemisphere, Eastern hemisphere. Ultimately down to the 0 meridian running through Greenwich and for this you can thank English naval power.
by danieltillett 9y ago
Western hemisphere, Eastern hemisphere. Ultimately down to the 0 meridian running through Greenwich and for this you can thank English naval power.
- omellet 9y agoOr you can thank the English for figuring out how to measure longitude.
- danieltillett 9y agoWell yes :) Greenwich is actually not a bad location to place the 0 meridian since it makes the international date line run through the least populated region of the world.