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Is latitude the basis for establishing time zones?
Time Zones are based on lines of Longitude - with detours to avoid land.
Where is general meridian time used?
There is no general meridian time. GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time. It is at zero degrees longitude and all time zones are based on this.
How did railroads affect time zones in the United States?
There were no time zones anywhere in the world before the United States railroads set up the system. Before time zones all clocks were set to local time based on when the sun reached noon in that town. This made it impossible for the railroads to create workable train schedules throughout their entire system. Time zones made it possible to schedule trains and keep them operating on schedule.
Do Europe and antarctica extend into the tropic time zones?
All time zones make their way through the 'topics': there is no 'tropical time zone'. Antarctica has no time zones. Research stations set their clock so as to coordinate with their support countries' time zones. There is no standard.
By which time zone are all time zones set?
Greenwich Mean Time
Which way to time zones run?
Time zones are based off of longitude
Is space time the same as earth time?
Yes and no. On earth, there are time zones based on where you are located on earth. There are no time zones in space.
Is latitude the basis for establishing time zones?
Time Zones are based on lines of Longitude - with detours to avoid land.
Where is general meridian time used?
There is no general meridian time. GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time. It is at zero degrees longitude and all time zones are based on this.
What is Nunavut's time zone based on Sir Sandford Fleming's time zones?
Fleming did not name any time zones, and his idea was adopted by all countries, so names were given later. Nunavut covers 3 time zones, Mountain, Central, and Eastern, so it can be either 5, 6, or 7 hours behind GMT.
How did railroads affect time zones in the United States?
There were no time zones anywhere in the world before the United States railroads set up the system. Before time zones all clocks were set to local time based on when the sun reached noon in that town. This made it impossible for the railroads to create workable train schedules throughout their entire system. Time zones made it possible to schedule trains and keep them operating on schedule.
Which continent no time zone?
All continents have time zones. It is just that the continents are so big that they have many time zones in them.
Do Europe and antarctica extend into the tropic time zones?
All time zones make their way through the 'topics': there is no 'tropical time zone'. Antarctica has no time zones. Research stations set their clock so as to coordinate with their support countries' time zones. There is no standard.
What is all the Time Zones?
Check out the related interactive link to find time zones around the world. http://www.worldtimezone.com/
By which time zone are all time zones set?
Greenwich Mean Time
Are time zones based on 35 degrees longitude?
No, time zones are based on 15 degrees longitude, because there are 360 degrees of longitude on the globe and 24 hours a day, so 360/24 makes 15. But, there are 24 time zones for 25 times (-12, -11, ... -1, 0, +1, ... +11, +12) and half-hour and quarter-hour variations so it really isn't based on anything.
Why are the time zones not all straight lines?
Because the Earth is tilted on its axis. Therefore, sunlight doesn't always hit in the same spot all the time, so time zones have to be out of proportion.
