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n.a meridian line accurately laid out to serve as the reference meridian in land survey
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principal meridian
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Fourth Principal Meridian — The Fourth Principal Meridian begins at a point on the right bank of the Illinois River, in latitude 40° 00 30 north, and longitude 90° 28 45 west from Greenwich, and with the base line running west from the initial point, governs the surveys in… … Wikipedia
