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प्रश्न
What are lines of latitude and longitude?
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उत्तर
- The imaginary lines that run east and west direction on the Earth are called lines or parallels of latitude
- The imaginary lines drawn vertically connecting the North pole and the south pole is called lines or meridians of longitude.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Which line of longitude is used to fix the World Standard Time? State its value in degrees.
With reference to the International Date Line, state the following:
It is meaning and application.
An important programme was to be broadcast from Mumbai at 7.30 p.m. This was heard by some Indian sailors near Ivory Coast in West Africa at 20°W longitude. What was the local time there?
Calculate the longitude of a place where the local time is 6.00 a.m. when the time is 9.00 p.m. at New Delhi on longitude 77° E.
Calculate the location of a place where the local time is noon when it is 7.30 p.m. at Greenwich.
Which star is located vertically above the North pole?
What is the “Prime Meridian”?
What is the relation between longitude and time?
Or
“There is a difference of 4 minutes of time for one degree of longitude”. Why?
True or False.
The time at a place in the east of Greenwich is ahead of that in Greenwich.
How many times would the sun pass overhead a line of longitude?
