2007-05-03 17:48:59 · 8 answers · asked by david g 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
East and west start at zero from the Prime Meridian (running through Greenwich, England) and increase to 180 degrees as you go around the world. The International Date Line is nominally at that location, but it isn't a straight line because (a) the earth is curved :) and b) the line detours to avoid splitting countries into two different dates. Very kind. It is roughly down the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
2007-05-03 17:52:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the 180 degree East-West longitude...the International Date Line.
2007-05-05 10:10:34 · answer #2 · answered by Sarmila 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first answer sounds logical, but I like this one:
"OH, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,
Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat;
But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,
When two strong men stand face to face, tho’ they come from the ends of the earth! " Rudyard Kipling
2007-05-04 00:55:01 · answer #3 · answered by tinkertailorcandlestickmaker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Prime Meridian
2007-05-04 01:08:59 · answer #4 · answered by wp_snowboarder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every point on Earth is the intersection of everything east and west from that point.
2007-05-04 00:51:33 · answer #5 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The border between east and west is you. When you are at the Northern hemisphere and you look into South, then at your right hand is West and at your left hand is East.
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2007-05-04 01:07:08 · answer #6 · answered by Thermo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At a round table conference.
2007-05-04 00:54:07 · answer #7 · answered by manjunath_empeetech 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, every where, But specifically prime meridian & date line
2007-05-07 19:30:40 · answer #8 · answered by Whiz Dude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋