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2007-08-26 14:55:46 · 11 answers · asked by Crazy sock puppet 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Starts with a D
2007-08-26 14:59:01 · update #1
►"The International Date Line ◄ (IDL), also known as just the Date Line, is an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth opposite the Prime Meridian which offsets the date as one travels east or west across it. Roughly along 180° longitude, with diversions to pass around some territories and island groups, it mostly corresponds to the time zone boundary separating +12 and −12 hours GMT (UT1). Crossing the IDL traveling east results in a day or 24 hours being subtracted, and crossing west results in a day being added.
The first date-line problem occurred in association with the circumnavigation of the globe by Magellan's expedition (1519–1522). The surviving crew returned to a Spanish stopover sure of the day of the week, as attested by various carefully maintained sailing logs. Nevertheless, those on land insisted the day was different. Although now readily understandable, this phenomenon caused great excitement at the time, to the extent that a special delegation was sent to the Pope to explain this temporal oddity to him" [wiki]
2007-08-26 15:11:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
International Date Line
2007-08-26 14:59:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
International Date line?
2007-08-26 14:58:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is your question,
the international dateline is at 180 east and 180 west. It is the point where the day of the week changes as the earth turns.
it was so designated to that we would have a date/time standard.
greenwich england is 0 hour, and the clocks run forward and back on 15 degree longitude lines (for the most part)
it still stumps navigators to this day
2007-08-26 15:16:16 · answer #4 · answered by magnetic_azimuth 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. The International Dateline. http://www.answers.com/International+Dateline?cat=technology&gwp=13
2007-08-26 15:01:46 · answer #5 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the International Date Line. It mainly follows the 180th meridian but travels around geographical locations such as the Bering Str8 and around Kiribati.
2007-08-26 17:17:04 · answer #6 · answered by The Glorious S.O.B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
International date line. It runs down the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
2007-08-26 14:58:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Starts with "d"? Date line? But it's confusing the way you put it. By earlier, do you mean the previous day? Then you have it right.
2007-08-26 16:10:00 · answer #8 · answered by SpisterMooner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
prime meridain
2014-12-12 02:29:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
equator
2007-08-26 18:01:35 · answer #10 · answered by stain 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋