Greenwich Meridian

What is that called? The, uh-

The Greenwich Meridian

... meridian.

That's the number, that's the, the, the, the, the name that I was looking for, the, the word, meridian.

It was the last European ground that these bold sailors were to perceive, and more than one watched it out of sight, destined never to see it again.

They were then in 55 degrees, 57 minutes latitude, and 7 degrees, 40 minutes longitude by the Greenwich meridian.

The storm spent itself out about 9 o'clock in the evening.

The forward, like a good sailor, maintained her route northwest.

It's everybody else that's got the accent.

So I'm from, originally from Grimsby, um, which is on the northeast coast, where the Greenwich Mean Line hits the east coast.

And I l- spent, before I come to Australia, I spent the last four or five years in Plymouth, which is down in Devon.

What drew you to Australia?

Ambrose means unending time, and Carla means the end of time.

Their mother told me that Harry was fascinated by the whole topic of the Greenwich Meridian.

It was his life project, so I suppose that's why they chose those names.

Now, this case, she continues, his widow thinks that a work colleague killed Harry, but she has no evidence.

And it is, it, it is literally what it says on the, on the tin, and it's about how the US wants to dominate the Western, the Western hemisphere.

If you take the Western hemisphere in its literal sense, and you go down the Greenwich Meridian, turn left, and, um, go round the back to the international date line, everything to the left of that line is the Western hemisphere.

If you turn it face onto you, running right down the middle is the whole of the American landmass from top to bottom.

He wants to dominate that.

What is the name of the line of zero degrees longitude that passes through London?

The Greenwich Meridian.

Greenwich Meridian or Prime Meridian? Good work, Geoff, Jenny.

I know you had that one, Jenny, in the bag.

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