Ferro Meridian

The line of longitude running through El Hierro (Ferro), the westernmost of the Canary Islands, was known in European history as the prime meridian in common use outside of the future British Empire. ^[1]

4 relations: Paris meridian, Prime meridian, Punta Orchilla Lighthouse, Tenerife meridian.

Paris meridian

The Paris meridian is a meridian line running through the Paris Observatory in Paris, France—now longitude 2°20′14.03″ east.

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Prime meridian

A prime meridian is a meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°.

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Punta Orchilla Lighthouse

The Punta Orchilla Lighthouse (Faro de Punta Orchilla) is an active lighthouse on the Canary island of El Hierro in the municipality of El Pinar.

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Tenerife meridian

The Tenerife meridian was the prime meridian of choice for Dutch cartographers and navigators from the 1640s until the beginning of the 19th century.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferro_Meridian

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