Examine the examples given
Example 1 :
Mashad, a town in Iran, is located on
the 60° E longitude. When it is 12 noon at
Greenwich, calculate the local time of Mashad
town.
Statement : As we move towards the east of
the Prime Meridian, the local time increases by
4 minutes for every longitude.
The difference between the longitudes of
Greenwich and Mashad
60°
Difference in local time = 60 X 4
= 240 minutes
= 240 = 60 minutes
= 4 hours
This implies that the time at Mashad would be
in the
Example 2 :
Manaus city in Brazil is located on
60° W longitude. What would be the local time
at Manaus when it is 12 noon at Greenwich?
Statement :
The difference in longitudes between the
two places :
=
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Total difference in time
Х
minutes
261 : 60 minutes
hours
As Manaus is located to the
of Greenwich, the local time of Greenwich is
--- of Greenwich time by
hours. And, therefore, when it is
noon at Greenwich, it would be
----- at Manaus.
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