Florence meridian
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The Meridian 11°15' East was proposed as prime meridian by Arno Peters in the Peters World Map. The Meridian is the antipode of 168°45' West of Greenwich which runs through the Bering Strait and was proposed as a new date line. On Peters' world map the easternmost part of Asia and Russia is not displayed left of Alaska, as is usually done on Greenwich-centered maps, but on the right side as the rest of Russia and Asia.The meridian, 11° 15' East of Greenwich traverses the city center of Florence in Italy and therefore is also known as Florence Meridian. It passes through:
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Viale Filippo Strozzi, Florence Quartiere 1
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Latitude | Longitude |
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N 43.783333333333 ° | E 11.25 ° |
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Fortezza da Basso (Fortezza di San Giovanni Battista)
Viale Filippo Strozzi
50100 Florence, Quartiere 1
Tuscany, Italy
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