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The International Date Line runs roughly along the 180° longitude, (opposite the Prime Meridian), but it is drawn with diversions to pass around some territories and islands.

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If it is noon along the prime meridian what time would it be along the international date line?

Midnight.


What meridian forms the International Date Line?

The International Date Line roughly follows the 180th meridian.


Is the international date line a parrallel or a merdian?

The international date line is a meridian. It is also known as the Greenwich Meridian .


What is name for 180 degrees longitude?

This line is known as the antimeridian or simply the 180th meridian. The international date line is sometimes used although it is not entirely correct. The international date line is a "political" convention and sometimes deviates signifigantly from the actual 180 degree longitude


Is the prime meridian the international dateline?

No, the prime meridian and the International Date Line are two different imaginary lines on Earth. The prime meridian is the line of longitude at 0 degrees, dividing the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The International Date Line, on the other hand, runs mostly along the 180th meridian and marks the change of one calendar day to the next.


What is the opposite of the international date line?

not sure what is up with all that^ but from the north pole to the south pole on one side of the world the international date line is the international date line. On the other side of the world The international date line is the prime meridian


What is the name of the line 180 degrees east and west of the prime meridian?

The line 180 degrees east and west of the prime meridian is called the International Date Line.


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.


Is papua new guinea closer to prime meridian or international date line?

International date line of course


What is the name of the meridian at 180?

The international date line


Does the international date line runs through the meridian?

No it does not.


What is located on the 180th meridian line?

The 180th meridian is also called the International Date Line because that is where the day changes from one day to the next. Keep in mind that the date change does not follow exactly the 180th meridian and moves slightly east or west as necessary to accommodate the desires of the various countries that lie along it.