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The points X and Y on the Earth’s surface have coordinates (32°N, 120°E) and (26°S, 120°E). Calculate the angular distance between X and Y.
What is 58°.
The abbreviation NE represent this.
What is North-East
Calculate the time difference between Perth (GMT + 8) and New York (GMT − 3).
What is a 11 hours.
A ship gives its coordinates as (56°N, 14°W) and is sailing to a port at (40°N, 14°W). Calculate the distance the ship must sail, to the nearest kilometre.
What is 1 779km.
UTC is the abbreviation for
What is Coordinated Universal Time
Brisbane is ten meridians to the east of London so it is __ hours ____.
What is 10 hours ahead.
In Dhahran (GMT + 4) the time is 10.00 pm on Wednesday. Calculate the time in Tokyo (GMT + 9).
What is 3.00am Thursday.
How many times zones are in Australia?
What is 3
Calculate the shortest distance between X (40°N, 120°E) and Y (40°N, 70°W), to the nearest kilometre.
What is 14 481km.
GMT is named after this significant location
What is Greenwich, England
As people cross the International Date Line the _______ changes.
What is the date.
Melbourne is GMT + 10 and Los Angeles is GMT − 8. Calculate the time difference between Melbourne and Los Angeles when Melbourne has daylight saving time and Los Angeles is on standard time.
What is 19 hours.
The city of Durban is at approximately (30°S, 30°E) while Cairo is at (30°N, 30°E). What is the angular distance between Durban and Cairo?
What is 60°.
IDL represents what
What is International Date Line
The largest latitude is ___ and the largest longitude is ___.
What is 90° latitude and 180° longitude.
A plane is flying from Munich (48°N, 15°E) to New York (41°N, 75°W). The flight departs Munich at 6.00 pm and takes 7 hours. Calculate the time of arrival in New York.
What is 7.00 pm the same day.
There are this many degrees of latitude between each time zone.
What is 15
P and Q are two points on the Earth’s surface with coordinates (45°N, 10°W) and (15°N, 10°W) respectively. Calculate the distance between P and Q to the nearest kilometre.
What is 3 336km.
The abbreviation DST is when you move your clocks forward one hour.
What is Daylight Savings Time.
Beijing is at approximately (40°N, 120°E). Rome is at approximately (40°N, 15°E). Calculate the difference in standard time between Beijing and Rome.
What is 7 hours.
The towns of Yarrawonga and Griffith lie on the same meridian and are 190 km apart. If Griffith lies on a latitude of 34.3°S, find the latitude of Yarrawonga.
What is 36.0° S