Question

What is the International Date Line? Why is the IDL drawn in a zigzag manner?

Answer 1

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The time difference on either side of this line is 24 hours. So, the date changes as soon as one crosses this line. To avoid any confusion of date, this line is drawn through where the sea lies and not land. Hence, the IDL is drawn in a zig-zag manner.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is

International Date Line, also called Date Line, imaginary line extending between the North Pole and the South Pole and arbitrarily demarcating each calendar day from the next .

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