Question

Justify the line of longitude along which the IDL is located

Answer 1

Explanation:

The IDL is roughly based on the meridian of 180° longitude, roughly down the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and halfway around the world from the Greenwich meridian. In many places, the IDL follows the 180° meridian exactly. In other places, however, the IDL deviates east or west away from that meridian.

Answer 2

The international date line situated just opposite of the standard meridian at 180 degrees longitude.

Explanation:

• The international date line is used to determine the date of the union which are East and West of that line.
• The region which is just west of the International Date Line gains one day and the region east loses a day.
• If the east of the international date line has the date of 25th of December then the west of international date line will have the date of 24th of December.
• The international date line is situated over the Pacific Ocean between the continents of of Asia and America.
• It does not pass over any of the land.

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