the number of longitudes in a time zone
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There are 15 number of longitudes in a time zone
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- The Earth has been divide by Latitudes and Longitudes which are imaginary lines, this concept was introduced to remove the problem of time when moving from one place to another.
- The earth revolves '15 degrees' every hour.
- This number represents the importance of determining time zones
- Latitudes are drawn from east to west and Longitudes are drawn from north to south.
- The Prime Meridian is at 0 degrees and it divides the earth into the eastern and western hemisphere.
- So, the total number of Longitudes are 360 and there are 24 zones, hence there are 15 latitudes in a time zone.
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