State the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India. Mention the degree of longitude for the Standard Meridian. State the importance of Standard Meridian.
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Answer:
The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is about 30°. Standard Meridian is located at 82 ° 30`N. There is a great importance of Standard Meridian of India in the following ways:
1) From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh there is a time difference of 2 hours.
2) The difference in longitudes between Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh is 30°. This lead to a vast difference in the time(2 hours) .So to maintain equality of time in the whole country in India standard Meridian( passes through Mirzapur) is taken as standard time for the whole country.
Explanation:
India is located between latitude 8 °4'N and 37°6'N and longitudes 68°7'E and 97°25 'E.
37°6'N - 8 °4'N = approx 30°
97°25 - 68°7'E = approx 30°
Hence the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is about 30 degree .
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