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Because of its size. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Meaning sunrise will come to the eastern end first, and to the western end later. If we want noon to be when the sun is straight above, above, a place big enough will have a time difference from one end to the other in the east-west direction.
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What is the time difference between the east coast of Australia and GMT?
australia is 10 hours ahead of GMT
For what reason does Australia need 3 time zones?
Because it is so big! There is 2 hours difference from Greenwich Mean Time between the east coast and the west coast. For reference, there is only 3 hours difference between the east and west coast of the USA.
What is the time difference between UK and Australia?
What is the time difference between the UK and Australia
What is the time difference between Bali and Australia?
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What time difference is it in Chicago and Australia?
Australia is 17 hours ahead of Chicago.
How many hours in difference in time between Australia and denmark?
6 hours and 40 minutes difference.
Time difference between Scotland and Australia?
Australia spans three time zones. It is anywhere from 7-9 hours ahead of Scotland, depending on the location in Australia.
What is the time difference between Malta and Australia?
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What is the time difference between Australia and east time in the US?
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What is the time difference between Sydney Australia and Hatboro Pennsylvania?
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What dis the time difference between Hawaii and Australia?
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