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The International Date Line (IDL) roughly follows the 180° longitude which is called the 180th meridian or antimeridian. The line deviates to pass around some territories and island groups (Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, etc). The Date Line deviates from the straight line of longitude to keep it from passing through countries such as the USA (Alaska), Russia (Wrangel Island and Chukchi Peninsula), or New Zealand, and island nations such as the Marshall Islands and the Aleutian Islands.
Most of the International Date Line is located along the 180 degrees longitude line. However, it crosses as far as 170 degrees east and west longitude to accomodate to certain countries having the same time zone internally.
While the concept of the IDL was to follow the 180th meridian, in reality, it swings quite wildly, effecting more of a zig-zag path, so that certain countries which straddle the 180th meridian don't end up on different sides of the IDL. The extremes of the IDL are 150 W and 170 E.
The International Date Line (IDL) roughly follows the 180° longitude, but deviates to pass around some territories and island groups. The line deviates from a straight line to keep it from passing through countries such as the USA (Alaska), Russia (Wrangel Island and Chukchi Peninsula), or New Zealand (Chatham Islands), and island nations such as the Marshall Islands and the Aleutian Islands.
180 degrees; but there are kinks in the line to avoid its running through inhabited territory.
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Is the international date line a line of latitude?
No, the international date line is a line of longitude, not latitude.
Which line of longitude is found opposite of the Prime Meridian?
The major line of longitude located at 180 degrees longitude is the International Date Line.
What line of longitude is found opposite of prime meridian?
The International Date Line.
What impoartant line of longitude is located at 180 degrees?
The international date line
What is the name of the line of longitude where one day ends and another begins?
The line of longitude where one day ends and another begins is called the International Date Line. It roughly follows the 180° meridian in the Pacific Ocean and marks the transition between calendar days.
Is the international date line a line of latitude?
No, the international date line is a line of longitude, not latitude.
What line of longitude is the international date line on?
is it the equator
What is the line of longitude that represents Alaska?
International Date Line
What degrees of longitude is the international date line on?
Whether travelling to the West or to the East from the Prime Meridian (zero Longitude) the International Date Line is 180 degrees Longitude.
What is the line of longitude that is 180 degrees called?
International Date Line
Which line of longitude is found opposite of the Prime Meridian?
The major line of longitude located at 180 degrees longitude is the International Date Line.
What line of longitude is found opposite of prime meridian?
The International Date Line.
What impoartant line of longitude is located at 180 degrees?
The international date line
Where international date line located?
the international date line sits on the 180 0 line of longitude in the middle of the Pacific Ocean , and is the imaginary line that separates two consecative calendar days
What is the name of the line of longitude where one day ends and another begins?
The line of longitude where one day ends and another begins is called the International Date Line. It roughly follows the 180° meridian in the Pacific Ocean and marks the transition between calendar days.
What is the line of longitude that divides one day from the next called?
The International Date Line.
What degree of longitude does the International Date Line follow?
Mainly the 180 degree line.
