Geography, asked by akhusboo96, 11 months ago

Why is standard meridian selected by a country is a multiple of 7•5 degree?​

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Answered by ruhsonu84
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Because 15 degrees of longitude is equivalent to 1 hour in time (that is 360 / 24) it is convenient to adopt time zones at 7.5 degrees or 15 degrees multiples.

In other words time zones are separated by multiples of 1 hour or 1/2 hour.

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