International Date Line

the north pole, the south pole, and and in between the eastern and western hemisphere's of the world. opposite the 0o meridian that runs through Greenwich.

For part of its length, the International Date Line follows the meridian of 180° longitude, roughly down the middle of the Pacific Ocean. To avoid crossing nations internally, however, the line deviates to pass around the far east of Russia and various island groups in the Pacific.

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.

prime meridian!Prime Meridian!PRIME MERIDIAN!PrImE MeRiDiAn!

The Meridian Vase is a rare and ancient artifact mentioned in "The Cloak" by Nikolai Gogol. It is said to possess magical powers that can bring the dead back to life and grant its owner great wealth and power. The protagonist of the story becomes obsessed with obtaining the vase, leading to disastrous consequences.

No, the International Date Line is not used to measure latitude. It marks the boundary between one calendar day and the next, mostly following the 180° line of longitude. Latitude is measured north or south from the equator.

There are a total of 181 lines of latitude, with 180 being the maximum number. This is due to the equator being considered a line of latitude, which makes it a total of 181 lines from the equator to the poles.

it is one day before the day on the eastern side

The date on the eastern side of the date line is one day ahead of the date on the western side. As you travel across the International Date Line from west to east, you gain a day, and as you travel from east to west, you lose a day.

-- The "Prime Meridian" marks zero longitude.

-- The "180th meridian" marks 180° longitude.

The International Dateline is either on or relatively near the 180th meridian

at any given latitude on it.

No, the International Date Line zig zags through the Pacific Ocean roughly along longitude 180 degrees. It is opposite the Prime Meridian (longitude 0 degrees). Paris is located at about 2 degrees E longitude, so the Prime Meridian does not run through it, but it is nearby.

it is west of the international date line.

Australia is also one of the first to see the day !

The continents that the Prime Meridian passes through are Europe, Africa, and Antarctica.

The international date line roughly follows the 180° longitude line in the Pacific Ocean. When you cross this line from west to east, you advance one day, and when you cross from east to west, you go back one day.

No, the Prime Meridian and the International Date Line do not meet in Antarctica. The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich, England, while the International Date Line is located in the Pacific Ocean. Antarctica is located on the opposite side of the globe from these lines.

A hurricane that crosses the international date line is called a typhoon.

Paired lines of longitude (a line and its partner 180 degrees of longitude away) are great circles. A great circle is a circumference of the planet, whereas a small circle is a circular path (slice of a sphere) that does not circumscribe the sphere.

The date on which Betelgeuse will be on the meridian at 12 midnight depends on your location and the current date. You can check a star chart or astronomy app for your specific observing location to determine when Betelgeuse will cross the meridian at midnight tonight.

The IDL should nominally follow the meridian of longitude that is 180 degrees from the Greenwich

Prime Meridian ... roughly down the middle of the Pacific Ocean. But in defining the line, it was

zigged and zagged where necessary to avoid cutting across nations and politically contiguous

island groups.

That depends on where you're coming from to go to Shanghai.

No wait ! On second thought, it doesn't even depend on that. No matter where

you're starting from, you can travel in either one of two opposite directions and

wind up in Shanghai. That's because the Earth is spherical (shaped like a ball).

So . . .

-- Regardless of where you are when you start out, you always have a choice of

two directions for your trip to Shanghai.

-- One direction is a longer trip, and the other direction is a shorter one.

-- In one direction, you'll cross the International Dateline on your way to Shanghai.

In the other direction, you won't.

if you take off in New Zealand and fly over the international date line and land in Hawaii you fly into yesterday gaining about 16 to 18 hours depending on time of year.

And, of course, if you fly in the opposite direction you lose a day.

If you travel from west to east across the date line, the next day will be the same day you just lived through. For example, If you crossed the date line on a Wednesday, the next day will be Wednesday again. But if you are traveling from east to west across the date line, and you cross on a Tuesday, than the next day will be Thursday, skipping Wednesday altogether.

Hmmm. Assuming the originally defined location of the date line, it would be whatever city is closest to the intersection of the prime meridian, (Greenwich Meridian) and the equator. That point is in the ocean, just south of the northwest extention of the African continent. The city might be in dispute if we take modern re-definitions of the date line into account. The island nation of Kiribati made an extremely large (close to 30 degrees of longitude) change to the date line's location in order to insure that it was the first nation to experience sunrise in the new century. This move is not universally accepted as legitimate.

The International Date Line is an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole, mostly along the 180° line of longitude in the Pacific Ocean. It serves as the divide between two calendar days.

When you cross the IDL from east to west ... like going from the US to Japan ... you move your

watch and calendar to read a day later. You skip over 24 hours, and you 'lose' them.

When you cross it going from west to east ... like toward the US and Canada from Asia ... you move

your watch and calendar to read a day earlier. You get to live the same 24 hours all over again, so

you 'gain' a day.

Since the earth is a sphere, there are at least two different ways to get from any place to any other place ...

a longer way and a shorter way.

To travel from Barcelona to London, you could set out in a south-southeasterly direction, eventually

cross the International Date Line, and reach London after a total journey of about 24,190 miles.

You could certainly do that.

But anyone who looked at a map or a globe before leaving Barcelona would probably choose to

set out in exactly the opposite direction. He would not cross the IDL, and his total journey before

reaching London would amount to only about 700 miles.

To each his own. The choice is entirely up to you.