| Greenwich, England
has been the home of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) since 1884. GMT
is sometimes called Greenwich Meridian Time because it is
measured from the Greenwich Meridian Line at the Royal
Observatory in Greenwich. Greenwich is the place from where
all time zones are measured. |
| GMT is World Time and the
basis of every world time zone which sets the time of day and is
at the centre of the time zone map. GMT sets current time or
official time around the globe. Most time changes are measured
by GMT. Although GMT has been replaced by atomic time (UTC) it
is still widely regarded as the correct time for every
international time zone. |
| Greenwich Mean Time is
international time, the basis of the world time clock. GMT
marks precision time and military time (sometimes called Zulu
Time). Defines date and time and the exact time. The atomic
time clock is adjusted by leap seconds to maintain synchronicity
with GMT. |
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Greenwich,
England Location: |
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Longitude
0° 0' 0" |
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Latitude
51° 28' 38"N (North of the
Equator) |
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