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[Chan-Seung Lee]

[CP]

Yes, correct.

The meridians are the imaginary lines that run north-south through the north and south poles of the Earth, also known as the longitudes. The Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude) runs through Greenwich, England. I think the International Date Line is 180 degrees away from the Prime Meridian, but I'm sure someone with more knowledge can help us out on that point.

Anyone who has crossed all the meridians has circled the globe.

The imaginary east-west lines that circle the globe are called the latitudes. The zero point, at the very middle of the Earth, is the Equator.

Any point on Earth can be described by its longitude and latitude, which is further divided into degrees (360 in a circle), minutes (60 per degree) , and seconds (60 per minute).

Some latitude and longitude readings of cities:

Baghdad 33 deg. 20 min. North lat., 44 deg. 26 min. East long.
Beijing 39 55 North 116 26 East
Cairo 30 03 North 31 15 East
Capetown 35 55 South 18 22 East
Los Angeles 33 93 North 118 05 West
Moscow 55 45 North 37 42 East
Perth 31 56 South 115 50 East
Rio de Janeiro: 22 54 South 43 14 West
Rome 41 46 North 12 36 East
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[Chan-Seung Lee]

Thanks CP,

I have one more question. I wonder if 'makeing him' should be changed to 'making himself' because 'He' is the subject of 'making'.

Thanks.

[CP]

Ah, I see now what your question really is. Forget all that stuff about meridians, then.

"He" is not the subject of "making." The meaning: He was killed farther west than the Spice Islands, and that (the fact that he died there and therefore went that far west) makes him one of the first to cross all the meridians.
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[Chan-Seung Lee]

One more question, CP.

According to my grammar book, it says that 'doing' form can be changed into 'and+subject+verb' and in this case the subject should correspond to the subject which is in front of 'doing'. For example,
ex) He left here at six, arriving there at nine.
-> He left here at six, and (he) arrived there at nine.
So, accoding to the above theory, the sentence which I mentioned, He was killed farther west than the Spice Islands of Indonesia, making him one of the first individuals to cross all the meridians of the globe, can be changed into 'He was killed farther west than the Spice Islands of Indonesia, and he made himself one of the first individuals to cross all the meridians of the globe.'
That's why I think the sentence is not correct.

So, I'd like to listen to your opinion on it.

Thanks, CP.

[CP]

"He" is not the subject of "making." See my previous comment. "He" is not the subject of "making."

If you want to say "and he made himself" etc., go ahead, but it's incorrect and people will respond accordingly.
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