What is the most famous line of longitude?
Prime Meridian
What is International Date Line Why is it not a straight line?
The Dateline Is Not Straight The dateline runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and marks the divide between the Western and Eastern Hemisphere. It is not straight but zigzags to avoid political and country borders and to not cut some countries in half.
How long does it take Earth to pass one longitude?
24 hours
What happens when a person crosses the international date line?
When you cross the IDL, the day and date change. If you cross it traveling westward, the day goes forward by one, and the date increases by one. If you cross it traveling eastward, the opposite occurs.
What will happen if a ship or Aeroplane crosses the 180 degree meridian from west to east?
If a ship or an aeroplane crosses the 180 degree meridian from from west to east, it will gain a day. For example, if the time in the ship is 12 noon on December 31 on the west of the 180 degree meridian, then the time will be 12 noon on January 1 as soon as the ship reaches east of that meridian.
Which American city is closest to the international date line?
Last updated Dec 29 2016. Answer has 6 votes. Gisborne, North Island New Zealand is the closest city to the International Dateline, and so you sees the sunrise before any other city in the world.
Does a flight from Hawaii to Japan cross the international date line?
No, the time in Hawaii is UTC – 10 hours, and the time in Japan is UTC + 9 hours. So Japan is 19 hours ahead of Hawaii. If they were on the same side of the International Date Line, Hawaii would be five hours ahead of Japan. Alaska and Hawaii are in the same time zones, while Japan is in next day.
What country is on the international date line?
Kiribati
Which side of the international date line is Hawaii?
Close-up of world map (from my office) showing the International Date Line in red. Samoa (and American Samoa) are just to the right of the line, New Zealand is in the bottom left corner, and Hawaii is at the top.