File:Garmin GPS at Greenwich Observatory.jpg

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English: A handheld Garmin GPS receiver at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich indicating that the WGS 84 reference meridian is 0.089 arcminutes or about 5.3 arcseconds to the east of the Prime Meridian (about 16.5 cm at the indicated latitude)
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Camera location51° 28′ 40.5″ N, 0° 00′ 05.34″ W  Heading=180° View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap

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51°28'40.501"N, 0°0'5.339"W

heading: 180 degree

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