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How far could you ever travel from the prime meridian?

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The farthest you can ever get from the Prime Meridian is the point way out in the central

Pacific Ocean, on the equator, at 180° longitude. Approximate distances from there to

some points on land are:

Tarawa . . . . . 485 miles

Funafuti . . . . . 600 mi

Tokyo . . . . . . . 3,550 mi

Port Moresby. . 2,350 mi

Brisbane . . . . . 2,600 mi

Anchorage . . . 4,510 mi

Seattle . . . . . . 4,760 mi

San Francisco . 4,490 mi

San Diego .. . . 4,660 mi

Panama Canal . 6,930 mi

Lima . . . . . . . . 7,100 mi

Antarctica, nearest point . . . 5,030 mi.

Distances to points on the Prime Meridian:

0° lat, 0° lon (Intersection of Equator and Prime Meridian) . . . 12,439.9 miles

North or south pole (ends of the Prime Meridian) . . . .. . . . . . . . 6,219.9 miles

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