Mention two reasons for selecting 82 1/2° E meridian as the Indian Standard meridian
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A standard meridian is established in each and every country so that it is the central longitude of the whole country and there is an equal time in all the country.
The distance between latitudes remain the same throughout but the distance between the two longitudes reduces as moved towards poles.
The distance between two latitudes is constant that is 111 km but the distance between two longitudes is 111 km at the equator and reduces to 0 at the poles.
In other words, we can say that India’s north-south extent and distance remains unaltered.
The distance between the two longitudes decreases and the east-west extends has a U-shaped bending which actually reduces the actual east-west distance.
Hence, the lines of longitude come nearer and the East-West distance becomes less than the North-South distance.
