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Geographic Grid: Latitudes and Longitudes — Geography STD 9 — Question

ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9GeographyGeographic Grid: Latitudes and Longitudes2 Marks
Question
The Greenwich time is called Greenwich Mean Time.
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Answer

The time of any place or country is calculated according to the 0° longitude or Greenwich meridian, the time change is of 4 minutes for every 0° longitude. So it is called Greenwich Mean Time.

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