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What is an example of a meridian of longitude?
Prime meridian, International Date Line, time zones
How is local time and the international date line alike?
They go according to lines of longitude. For example, if a place is UTC +8, it is located along approximately 120 degrees east longitude, while the international date line is located at approximately 180 degrees longitude.
How much time minutes taken by the sun to cross the longitude?
It is instantaneous. A longitude is an idealised line and so infinitesimally thin. To go from one longitude to the next takes approx 15 minutes.
What degrees of longitude is the international date line on?
Whether travelling to the West or to the East from the Prime Meridian (zero Longitude) the International Date Line is 180 degrees Longitude.
What lines of latitude and longitude determines time?
Only the Prime meridian determines time. The International Date Line determines days because it is a separator of Day 1 and Day 2. The equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle determine different regions on Earth that have different climates.
Is the International Date line a line of longitude?
No. Greenwich Mean Time is the timezone located along the Prime Meridian, 0º longitude. The International Date Line is on the exact opposite side of the earth at 180º, with some variance. The International Date Line is 12 hours away from Greenwich Mean Time in many areas.
How International date line is how many degrees of longitude away from Las Vegas answer?
The International Date Line is located at approximately 180 degrees longitude. Las Vegas is situated at about 115 degrees west longitude. Therefore, the International Date Line is roughly 65 degrees of longitude away from Las Vegas.
What global grid lines determine times zones?
The Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude) and the International Date Line (180 degrees longitude) determine time zones across the globe. Time zones are typically one hour apart for every 15 degrees of longitude difference.
What is a sentence using the word longitude?
Lines of longitude converge at the poles. The maximum longitude is 180 degrees, at the International Date Line.
What longitude is 59 degrees west of International Date line?
121 degrees east longitude
What is importance of latitude?
what are the importance of latitude, longitude, prime meridians is the latitude and international dateline is longitude
Which line of longitude is found opposite of the Prime Meridian?
The major line of longitude located at 180 degrees longitude is the International Date Line.
