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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
State the longitudinal value in degrees of Indian Standard Meridian.
What do you mean by the Longitude of a place?
Give a reason for the following :
A person, travelling from Mumbai to London, alters the time on his watch at several places.
Explain why the lines of longitude are called meridians of longitude?
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.
Why is it 5.30 p.m in India when it is 12.00 noon in London?
True or False.
The standard longitude for Indian time is the 64° longitude.
What does the time ‘12 noon’ signify at any place?
How many times would the sun pass overhead a line of longitude?
What is known as Eastern Hemisphere?
