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What is the name of the meridian at 180 degress?
international dateline
What ocean does the international dateline pass?
The International Date Line passes through the Pacific Ocean. It is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole, mostly along the 180° longitude line.
How many degrees longitude are there between the prime meridian and the international dateline?
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What is International meridian when crossed east to west repeats a day?
There is no such meridian. A day is repeated when the travelercrosses the International Dateline from west to east.
What is the international meridian when crossed east to west repeats a day?
There is no such meridian. A day is repeated when the travelercrosses the International Dateline from west to east.
What line of longitude would be 180 degrees away from the prime meridian?
The 180th meridian or antimeridian is the meridian which is 180° east or west of the Prime Meridian ... It is common to both east longitude and west longitude. It runs through the Pacific Ocean, and was the nominal guideline for the position of the International Dateline, although the dateline itself had to depart from the antimeridian in several places.
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.
Is the international date line used to measure latitude?
No. The Prime Meridian is. The International Dateline nominally (but not exactly) follows the 180° meridian ... exactly opposite and half a world away from the Prime Meridian.
What are the lines of longitude at 180 and 0?
-- The "Prime Meridian" marks zero longitude. -- The "180th meridian" marks 180° longitude. The International Dateline is either on or relatively near the 180th meridian at any given latitude on it.
Which country has forced the 3000 mile deviation of the Prime Meridian?
There is no deviation of the Prime Meridian. There are a few deviations of the International Dateline, but none of them is anywhere near 3,000 miles away from the meridian of 180 degrees longitude.
Name of the lines running from the north to south pole?
Longitude. Prime meridian and international dateline are also included.
What is the approximate degrees of longitude for the Ineternational Date Line?
The International Dateline approximately follows the meridian of 180° longitude.
