antimeridian
noun 2
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noun
1
The reference line at 180° longitude, on the opposite side of earth to the prime meridian.
On the opposite side of the Earth from Greenwich is the antimeridian, a line of longitude that is 180° both east and west of the prime meridian. It cuts through parts of eastern Russia, the Fiji Islands and the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
2
A meridian of longitude opposite to any given meridian used as a point of reference.
123° west is the antimeridian of the 57° east meridian.
The antimeridian contains your nadir and the opposite celestial pole for your hemisphere. The local meridian and the antimeridian together form the great circle simply called the meridian.
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