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प्रश्न
What do you mean by the Longitude of a place?
उत्तर
Longitude is the distance of a place east and west of the Prime Meridian along a parallel of latitude. This distance is measured in degrees.
When we say that the Longitude of Delhi is 77° East, we mean that Delhi lies East of the Prime Meridian and its distance from the Prime Meridian is 77°
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What are the Great Circle Routes? State their importance.
Describe the lines of longitude and state their use in relation to distance and time.
An important programme was to be broadcast from Mumbai at 7.30 p.m. This was heard by some Indian sailors near Ivory Coast in West Africa at 20°W longitude. What was the local time there?
Why are there 180 parallels of latitude?
How far is it correct to say that local time is the Sun time?
How can you say that the use of ‘Local Time’ is very inconvenient nowadays in practical life?
Give a reason for the following :
All parallel other than equator are not Great Circles.
Tick the correct answer.
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How many times would the sun pass overhead a line of longitude?
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