Have you ever thought about standing in two hemispheres at the same time? I got the opportunity to visit the International Date Line, also know as the Prime Meridian. 
This was an interesting place. I was able to see the eternal clock of the world and learn about why Greenwhich England. The modern Greenwich Meridian, based at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, was established by Sir George Airy in 1851. By 1884, over two-thirds of all ships and tonnage used it as the reference meridian on their maps. In October of that year, at the behest of U.S. President Chester A. Arthur, 41 delegates from 25 nations met in Washington, D.C., USA, for the International Meridian Conference. This conference selected the Greenwich Meridian as the official Prime Meridian due to its popularity. However, France abstained from the vote and French maps continued to use the Paris Meridian for several decades.
The Greenwich Meridian passes through the Airy transit circle of the Greenwich observatory. It was long marked by a brass strip in the courtyard, now upgraded to stainless steel, and, since 16 December 1999, has been marked by a powerful green laser shining north across the London night sky. The line in Greenwich represents the Prime Meridian of the World – Longitude 0º. Every place on Earth is measured in terms of its distance east or west from this line. The line itself divides the eastern and western hemispheres of the Earth – just as the Equator divides the northern and southern hemispheres.
As a Student living in America you get the opportunities to learn about these excellent place and you only wish you will get the opportunity. I was so excited to stand in two hemispheres. That line that ran down that stone just amazed me. It made me think how close it brought the world together in it own little way.
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