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On which line of longitude is the international dateline based?
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∙ 14y ago
The IDL should nominally follow the meridian of longitude that is 180 degrees from the Greenwich
Prime Meridian ... roughly down the middle of the Pacific Ocean. But in defining the line, it was
zigged and zagged where necessary to avoid cutting across nations and politically contiguous
island groups.
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∙ 13y ago180 degrees
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Is the prime meridian the international dateline?
Midnight, on the morning of the day after.
Is the international dateline the primemeridian?
The Prime Meridian and its opposite the 180th meridian (at 180° longitude), which the International Date Line generally follows, form a great circle that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
International meridian when crossed east to west repeats a day?
the international date line
Is the international date line a line of latitude?
No, the international date line is a line of longitude, not latitude.
What is the great circle formed by the prime meridian and the international dateline cuts earth in half the part east of the prime meridian?
the great circle is formed by the prime meridian and the international date line
What is the approximate degrees of longitude for the Ineternational Date Line?
The International Dateline approximately follows the meridian of 180° longitude.
What is the approximate degrees of longitude date line?
The International Dateline approximately follows the meridian of 180° longitude.
Is the prime meridian the international dateline?
Midnight, on the morning of the day after.
What does the international dateline follow?
The International Dateline roughly follows the line of longitude that is both 180° E longitude and 180° W longitude, which passes through the western Pacific Ocean. The Dateline is shifted east or west in several locations to maintain a common date for associated countries or regions (Russia, US, New Zealand).
Is the international dateline the Eastern boundary of East longitude?
No. It would be the western boundary.East longitude is measured starting from the Prime Meridian and increasing eastward.It reaches the maximum of 180° east in the vicinity of the International Date Line.
What ocean does the international dateline pass?
The international dateline passes through the Pacific Ocean. The international dateline is an imaginary line that is 180 degrees east of the Greenwich Meridian.
What is the meridian that forms m ost of the international dateline?
The International Date Line (IDL) is roughly along 180° longitude, with diversions to pass around some territories and island groups.
A merididian of longitude is an imanginary line that runs from the Internatonal date line to the?
Any merididian of longitude is an imanginary line between the north pole and the south pole. There is one for every possible longitude, and the International Dateline roughly but not exactly follows the one marked 180°, through the Pacific Ocean.
The transition line for calendar days?
international dateline
What is the line of latitude 180 degrees north south and is used to standardize international dates?
You're getting at the International Dateline. It roughly follows the line of longitude at 180 degrees east/west, and really has little to do with standardized international dates, whatever those are.
How does the international dateline work?
The International Date Line is an imaginary line of longitude of 180 degrees around the Earth. It works when a person crosses the line from the east to the west a day is added. The opposite effect happens when crossing from west to the east with a day subtracted.
How many degrees from the greenwich meridian is the international dateline?
The Greenwhich meridian also Prime Meridian is 0 degrees longitude and International Date Line roughly follows the 180° longitude or antimeridian. The antimeridian is the meridian which is 180° east or west of the Prime Meridian.
