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What happens when you pass the international date line traveling east?
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∙ 13y ago
Nothing special happens. If the flight crew didn't tell you about it, you wouldn't
notice anything. It's handy to know about it, though, because when you cross
the IDL traveling east, you're supposed to turn your watch and your calendar
back a day.
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Which country is just east of international date line?
Alaska, USA is just east of the International Date Line.
Monday becomes Sunday if you cross the date line traveling in which direction?
East
What happens when you travel across the date line?
If you are crossing date line from west to east you'll gain one day.
International meridian when crossed east to west repeats a day?
the international date line
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 happens to degrees when you cross the international date line - We start at 177 32 54 West and we are traveling 33 21 43 westward This crosses the International Date Line which is 180?
If you start at 177 degrees, 32 minutes, and 54 seconds West and you are traveling westward, you will NOT cross the International Date Line. You will cross it only if you travel East, at which point the coordinates from 177 degrees West will become 30 degrees, 12 minutes, and 11 seconds East longitude.
How do you gain a day if you travel west across the international date line?
You don't gain a day by traveling West, only by traveling East. You lose a day going West.
Which country is just east of international date line?
Alaska, USA is just east of the International Date Line.
What happens when the ship crosses the international dateline from west to east?
Nothing in particular happens; if you happen to be napping aboard the ship at the moment of crossing, you can sleep right through it, just as you do when crossing any other meridian of longitude. By international agreement, however, your calendar date becomes one less when you cross the International Date Line going east.
What continent is on the east of the international dateline?
North America is on the east of the International Dateline.
If it is Thursday on the west of the International Date Line what day is it the east side?
If it is Thursday on the west side of the International Date Line, what day is it on the east side?
If its Thursday on the west side of the international date line what day is it on the east side?
If it is Thursday on the west side of the International Date Line, what day is it on the east side?
If it is Thursday on the west side of the International Date Line what day is it on the east side?
If it is Thursday on the west side of the International Date Line, what day is it on the east side?
Monday becomes Sunday if you cross the date line traveling in which direction?
East
What happens when you travel across the date line?
If you are crossing date line from west to east you'll gain one day.
Why do you lose a day traveling east on the International Date Line but gain one going west?
You do not lose a day if you go from March 12 to March 11. You get to live March 11 again.
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.
