state the reason for time lag between sun rises on the eastern most and the western most horizon of india
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India has a longitudinal extent of 30°. Due to this there is a time lag of two hours between the sunrise on the easternmost and the westernmost horizons of India. Due to rotation, the earth takes 4 minutes to rotate through 1° of longitude. The difference in time is one hour for 15° of longitude.
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Explanation:
India has a longitudinal extent of 30°. Due to this there is a time lag of two hours between the sunrise on the easternmost and the westernmost horizons of India. Due to rotation, the earth takes 4 minutes to rotate through 1° of longitude. The difference in time is one hour for 15° of longitude.
There is a time lag of two hours from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh because of the longitudinal extent of India. Gujarat is situated in the extreme west of India Arunachal Pradesh is situated in the extreme east of India. The Sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh than Gujarat....
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