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You can cross it to the east, and you can cross it to the west. It all depends on
where you started from, where you're going to, and whether you made a wise
choice of the best direction to go to get there. Since the earth is shaped like a
sphere (a ball), you can always get from anywhere to anywhere else without
crossing the International Date Line. But that's not always the shortest way
to go.
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What is the effect of crossing international date line?
You either gain or lose a day - depending on which direction you're travelling.
Crossing the international date line changes the date not the hour is this true or false?
False. Crossing the International Date Line changes both the date and the hour. When crossing from east to west, you move forward a day, and when crossing from west to east, you move back a day.
Do you cross the international date line of you go to china?
If you travel east from North America, crossing over the Atlantic Ocean, you would not cross the International Date Line to reach China.If, instead, you travelled west from North America, crossing over the Pacific Ocean, you would cross over the International Date Line to reach China.
Twins are born on a ship The child who is born first has a birth date one day later than the child who is born last Where is the ship and which direction is it traveling?
As the twins where being born they were crossing the international date line, one could have been born Sunday and the other Saturday while crossing the International Date Line, going east to west.
Another name for the 180th meridian is the?
The 180th meridian is also known as the International Date Line. This imaginary line determines the change in calendar date when crossing it from east to west.
What is the realm of the golden dragon?
A Naval certificate for crossing the international date line.
What is International Date Line also known as?
The International Date Line is also known as the "line of demarcation." It marks the boundary between two consecutive calendar days. When crossing the line from east to west, a day is subtracted, and when crossing from west to east, a day is added.
What is the imaginary line where the date changes?
The imaginary line where the date changes is called the International Date Line. This line is located in the Pacific Ocean and marks the boundary between two consecutive calendar days. Crossing the line from east to west results in gaining a day, while crossing from west to east results in losing a day.
When a hurricane crosses the International Dateline what is it reclassified as?
A hurricane that crosses the international date line is called a typhoon.
International meridian when crossed east to west repeats a day?
The International Date Line is the meridian where the date changes by one day when crossed east to west. This happens in order to account for the time difference between different parts of the world. Crossing the International Date Line from east to west, you "gain" a day, and crossing from west to east, you "lose" a day.
What is unusual about the international date line?
Crossing the International Date Line travelling to the east results in a day or 24 hours being subtracted from your time prior to arriving at that position, so that the you have to repeat the date to the west of the line. Crossing west results in a day being added, that is, the date is the eastern side date plus one calendar day. The line is necessary in order to have a fixed boundary on the globe where the calendar date resets
What direction would you cross the international date line to repeat a day?
east-bound
