Eastermost- Arunachal Pradesh capital ItanagarNorthernmost- Jammu and Kashmir- Winter capital- Jammu Summer capital- SrinagarWesternmost- Gujarat capital GandhinagarSouthernmost- Tamil Nadu capital Chennai (Madras)
India is situated from west to east in about 30 longitudes . It takes4 minutes to cross a longitudes . India is situated between 67 degree E to 97 degree E. Hence there is a two hours difference in the timings of the western most extreme extremity and the easternmost extremity if there is no standard meridian in India we have to advance our watch by 4 minutes on each longitude, if we travel from west to east . In order to avoid the problem we have chosen 82 degree 30 E as standard meridian and its local time is taken a standard throughout the country.
standard meridian of india is UTC +5:30 that is measured on 82.5 degrees east longtitude
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It is because the Standard Meridian of India almost passes from the centre of India. Standard Meridian of India passes through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh.
No, they are not same.
Alaska. At 179°37' East, the easternmost tip of Semisopochnoi is the easternmost land location in the United States, and is arguably the easternmost location in North America. Semisopochnoi sits only 23 minutes west of the 180th meridian and therefore is in the Eastern Hemisphere
No. The easternmost province was today's Pakistan.
Arunachal has no railway station.The easternmost railway station is LEDO in ASSAm.
No place in India is on the Prime Meridian. In fact, no point in India is closer than about 5,800 km (3,600 miles) from the Prime Meridian.
No place in India is on the Prime Meridian. In fact, no point in India is closer than about 5,800 km (3,600 miles) from the Prime Meridian.
The Prime Meridian doesn't cross any territory of India.
India lies in the eastern hemisphere with reference to the prime meridian.
Eastermost- Arunachal Pradesh capital ItanagarNorthernmost- Jammu and Kashmir- Winter capital- Jammu Summer capital- SrinagarWesternmost- Gujarat capital GandhinagarSouthernmost- Tamil Nadu capital Chennai (Madras)
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India is situated from west to east in about 30 longitudes . It takes4 minutes to cross a longitudes . India is situated between 67 degree E to 97 degree E. Hence there is a two hours difference in the timings of the western most extreme extremity and the easternmost extremity if there is no standard meridian in India we have to advance our watch by 4 minutes on each longitude, if we travel from west to east . In order to avoid the problem we have chosen 82 degree 30 E as standard meridian and its local time is taken a standard throughout the country.
Alaska. (Some of the Aleutian Islands are across the 180th meridian). However, for practical purposes, the easternmost state is Maine.