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the international date line was called International date line because it is a line that cut the globle into two that is W and E.
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When travellers first circumnavigated the world they found that they had "added" a day to their logs (Everybody at home thought it was Sunday when their logs said it should be Monday). This was due to their traveling West against the Earth's rotation. To correct for this their was an agreement what when travellers crossed a line in the middle of the Pacific (where it didn't matter) they would adjust their calenders. As everyone agreed to this the "dateline" was "internationally" accepted. It was convenient to make the the Date Line opposite the Prime Meridian
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∙ 11y agothe internation date line got its date line because
international - it effects the whole world
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- date - pretty obvious
Line the line is imaginary and dived the world with different time zones
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180 degrees west and 180 degrees west are called what?
It is usually 180 degrees longitude, hope this helped.
What is the name of the line of longitude where one day ends and another begins?
International Date Line. Nominally 180 degrees east (or west) longitude. Opposite the Prime Meridian.
What are the divisions of longitude?
The divisions of longitude are measured in degrees. The Earth is divided into 360 degrees of longitude, with the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude) serving as the starting point. Longitudes range from 0 degrees to 180 degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian, with 180 degrees being the International Date Line.
Which line of longitude is found opposite of the Prime Meridian?
The major line of longitude located at 180 degrees longitude is the International Date Line.
What is at 180 degrees E and W longitude?
The 180 degree line of longitude is called the 180th meridian or the antimieridian. This line is 180 degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian such that longitude at 180E and 180W is the same line. The International Date Line basically follows this line from the North and South poles..
What is the line of longitude that is 180 degrees called?
International Date Line
180 degrees west and 180 degrees west are called what?
It is usually 180 degrees longitude, hope this helped.
What longitude is 59 degrees west of International Date line?
121 degrees east longitude
What degrees of longitude is the international date line on?
Whether travelling to the West or to the East from the Prime Meridian (zero Longitude) the International Date Line is 180 degrees Longitude.
Does 90 degrees west longitude have a name?
No. 90 degrees longitude is not a major line of longitude. Only 0 and 180 degrees longitude, which are the Greenwich Meridian and the International Date Line respectively, are major lines of longitude.
What do you call the line of longitude at 0 degrees?
Its called The international date line it runs through Greenwich England
What is the approximate degrees of longitude date line?
The International Dateline approximately follows the meridian of 180° longitude.
What is the name of the line of longitude where one day ends and another begins?
International Date Line. Nominally 180 degrees east (or west) longitude. Opposite the Prime Meridian.
Which longitude line will you find at 0 degrees?
The Prime Meridian. Opposite Prime Meridian (180-degrees Longitude) is The International Date Lin.
How many degrees of longitude are there between the prime meridian and the section of the International Date Line that lies directly on a line of longitude?
180 degrees
How many degrees of longitude are there between the prime meridian and the selection of the international date line that lies directly on a line of longitude?
180 degrees
What are the divisions of longitude?
The divisions of longitude are measured in degrees. The Earth is divided into 360 degrees of longitude, with the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude) serving as the starting point. Longitudes range from 0 degrees to 180 degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian, with 180 degrees being the International Date Line.
