Where Is Zero Degrees Latitude and Zero Degrees Longitude Where the Prime Meridian and Equator Intersect?
Zero degrees latitude and zero degrees longitude is a point in the Atlantic Ocean, south of the African country of Ghana and west of another African country, Gabon. Or more precisely, about 380 miles (611 kilometers) south of Ghana and 670 miles (1078 km) west of Gabon. This is where the prime meridian and the Equator intersect.