English Explanatory Dictionary

Ferro meridian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A meridian formerly used as a prime meridian; now defined as 18.160792° west.

Word forms

Ferro meridian

Etymology

So named because it runs through the island Ferro (El Hierro), considered the end of the known world by the Europeans at the time.

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