the 0° meridian from which the other meridians or lines of longitude are calculated, usually taken to pass through Greenwich

The imaginary great circle around the earth's surface, equidistant from the poles and perpendicular to the earth's axis of rotation. It divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

The angular distance north or south of the earth's equator, measured in degrees along a meridian, as on a map or globe.

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Prime Meridian	the 0° meridian from which the other meridians or lines of longitude are calculated, usually taken to pass through Greenwich
Equator	The imaginary great circle around the earth's surface, equidistant from the poles and perpendicular to the earth's axis of rotation. It divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
Latitude	The angular distance north or south of the earth's equator, measured in degrees along a meridian, as on a map or globe.