meridian
line between the poles with the same longitude
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Summary
meridian ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,894 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: half of great circle[2], geographic entity[3]
- Commons category: Meridian markers[4]
- Unicode character: 🌐[5]
- Terminus: North Pole[6], South Pole[7]
- Topic's main category: Q124923383[8]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], New International Encyclopedia[12], The New Student's Reference Work[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[14]
- Manifestation of: half of great circle[15], curve[16], half[17], longitude[18]
- Different from: north-south running great circle[19]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20]
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Influence
Things named for meridian include Avinguda Meridiana[21], an avenue[22], in Spain[23]; Meridian Glacier[24], a glacier[25]; and Görlitz Meridian[26], an award[27], founded in 2001[28].
Why It Matters
meridian has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] meridian is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for meridian include Avinguda Meridiana[21], an avenue[22], in Spain[23]; Meridian Glacier[24], a glacier[25]; and Görlitz Meridian[26], an award[27], founded in 2001[28].