Which of the following is true of the prime meridian just prior to the year 1884?
A) Most countries were already using the Greenwich meridian for their land maps.
B) All countries were already using the Greenwich meridian for their marine maps.
C) The United States used a combination of the Washington meridian for land maps and the Greenwich meridian for marine maps.
D) There was no such thing as a prime meridian before 1884.

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Prior to 1884, the United States used the Washington meridian for land maps and the Greenwich meridian for marine maps. The International Meridian Conference in 1884 established the Greenwich meridian as the prime meridian.

Which of the Following Is True of the Prime Meridian