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Why international date line is curved towards east or west from the longitude?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
That's done in order to avoid having any single state, country, or island
split by the date line. If it exactly followed the 180-degree meridian, then
the state of Alaska and the Pacific island nation of Kiribati, among others,
would always have two different calendar dates within the same small area.
That would certainly make for some difficult conditions for normal business
and everyday living.
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∙ 12y ago
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Is the international date line a line of latitude?
No, the international date line is a line of longitude, not latitude.
What is the name of the line of longitude where one day ends and another begins?
International Date Line. Nominally 180 degrees east (or west) longitude. Opposite the Prime Meridian.
The international date line roughly follows?
The international date line is measured approximately from the 180 degree median longitude line. This is an arbitrary line that determines when a date change takes place within the day.
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.
Is the prime meridian the international dateline?
Midnight, on the morning of the day after.
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.
Is the international date line a line of latitude?
No, the international date line is a line of longitude, not latitude.
What line of longitude is the international date line on?
is it the equator
What is the name of the line of longitude where one day ends and another begins?
International Date Line. Nominally 180 degrees east (or west) longitude. Opposite the Prime Meridian.
What longitude is 59 degrees west of International Date line?
121 degrees east longitude
What is the line of longitude that represents Alaska?
International Date Line
The international date line roughly follows?
The international date line is measured approximately from the 180 degree median longitude line. This is an arbitrary line that determines when a date change takes place within the day.
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.
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.
Is the prime meridian the international dateline?
Midnight, on the morning of the day after.
What the name for 180 degrees longitude?
The international date line (or there abouts)
What is the line of longitude that is 180 degrees called?
International Date Line
