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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.
What continent is on the east of the international dateline?
The closest continent east of the International Date Line is North America.
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.
What are the two important lines of longitude?
The two important lines of longitude are the Prime Meridian (0 degrees) and the International Date Line (180 degrees). The Prime Meridian is the starting point for measuring longitude, while the International Date Line marks the change of one calendar day to the next.
Is Tonga east or west of the date line?
Tonga is west of the international date line. The time there has been UTC + 13 hours since 1200 UTC 26 Jan 2002.
What the position of Samoa in relation to the International date line?
Samoa is on the right side of the International Date Line in the Western Hemisphere.
Where is Samoa in the international date line?
Samoa is to the right of the date line in the Western Hemisphere
Map showing international date line?
Usually on a flat map of the world the international date line is the left and right (west and east) edges of the map, but it is clearly marked on a globe.
What body of water bisects both the equator and the international dateline?
Both the equator and the International date line cross through the Pacific Ocean. In fact, the point where these two lines meet is in this body of water.
Crossing the international date line changes the date not the hour is this true or false?
False. Crossing the International Date Line changes both the date and the hour. When crossing from east to west, you move forward a day, and when crossing from west to east, you move back a day.
What are the right and left lines on a globe?
The right line on a globe is the Prime Meridian, located at 0° longitude, and the left line is the International Date Line, roughly at 180° longitude. The Prime Meridian represents the starting point for measuring longitude, while the International Date Line marks where the date changes as you travel east or west across it.
How can a birthday last 28 hours?
If you cross the International Date Line in the right direction, you can have a 48 hour birthday!
What is the curious feature of international date line?
no countries lies in international date line
Where in the southern hemispherre is the international date line?
The International Dateline completely crosses both the northern and southern hemispheres. There's no position (latitude) in either hemisphere that's not on that line.
What line of longitude marks the international date line?
180°, either east or west ... they're both the same place.
Is the international date line a line of latitude?
No, the international date line is a line of longitude, not latitude.
Does the international date line pass Samoa?
Travelling west the international date line is further west. The answer is no
