Question

Why is the International Date line drawn as a zigzag line ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

As we know that the earth’s shape is spheroid, but do we know that how to determine time, date and locate places on earth. For that matter, we have to draw some imaginary lines like longitude, latitude, equator, prime meridian for navigation and geographical information.

The international date line zigzags because it does not follow one particular line of longitude. It was drawn so that it adheres to political

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Answer 2

International Date line ( IDL) is drawn as a zigzag line on the map because it cannot cross any country or a group of islands in order to maintain same date and day in one time.

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