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प्रश्न
With reference to the International Date Line, state the following:
It is meaning and application.
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उत्तर
The time and date changes as we cross the International Date Line i.e. the navigators or pilots have to loose one day while crossing westwards and gain one day while crossing eastwards i.e. When one travels from Tokyo to San Francisco on Monday, he will reach San Francisco on Sunday.
संबंधित प्रश्न
How many lines of longitude are there?
How is the longitude of a place determined?
Explain how the longitude of a place affects the time.
What adjustment has to be made when ships cross the International Date Line?
OR
Explain why a day appears to be lost in sailing round the world from east to west and gained when travelling from west to east.
Fill in the blanks.
The 0° Meridian is also known as ____________________.
The time difference between Greenwich and India is ______.
True or False.
The standard longitude for Indian time is the 64° longitude.
Which place is used as a standard for time all over the world?
Geographically, what is the time difference between Dwarka in Gujarat and Dibrugarh in Assam?
What are lines of latitude and longitude?
