Which line of longitude is used to fix the World Standard Time?State its value in degress.
ICSE Class 9 Total Geography Ch 2:Geographic Grid- Latitudes and Longitudes
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The longitude used to determine the time all over the world is known as the Prime Meridian , and it is 0.0 degrees .
This longitude is located in Greenwich in England, and it is this Prime Meridian which helps in fixing all the time zones all accross the world.
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The line of longitude is used to fix the World Standard Time is known as the Prime Meridian. It is a 0° longitude.
Prime Meridian passes through the British Royal Observatory at London Greenwich near London.
In 1851, Sir George Airy established Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England to be the zero degree line of longitude. Therefore, the Prime Meridian is also known as the Greenwich Meridian.
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