The international date line roughly follows which Meridian?

March 3, 2011 by  
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International date line follows both 180E and 180°W meridian. A meridian (or line of longitude) is an imaginary arc on the Earth’s surface from the North Pole to the South Pole that connects all locations running along it with a given longitude.Each meridian is perpendicular to all circles of latitude at the intersection points. Each […]

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What is the imaginary line on the earth which closely follows 180 degree meridian?

March 3, 2011 by  
Filed under General Knowledge

International date line is the imaginary line on the earth which closely follows 180 degree meridian. With the help of this imaginary line the international time zones are set. . It is roughly along 180° longitude, (opposite the Prime Meridian).

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