Prime Meridian — 0° Prime Meridian … Wikipedia
Time zone — Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. For other uses, see Time zone (disambiguation). Local time redirects here. For the mathematical concept, see Local time (mathematics). This article is about time zones in general. For a list of time zones by… … Wikipedia
International Date Line — a theoretical line following approximately the 180th meridian, the regions to the east of which are counted as being one day earlier in their calendar dates than the regions to the west. Also, date line. * * * Imaginary line from the North Pole… … Universalium
Extreme points of Earth — Further information: World record, List of extreme points lists, and Extremes on Earth This is a list of extreme points of Earth, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than, higher or lower in altitude than, or… … Wikipedia
date line — noun an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian • Syn: ↑dateline, ↑International Date Line • Instance Hypernyms: ↑meridian, ↑line of longitude * * * noun see … Useful english dictionary
Soviet submarine K-129 (Golf II) — K 129 was a Project 629A (NATO reporting name Golf II) diesel electric powered submarine of the Soviet Pacific Fleet, one of six Project 629 strategic ballistic missile submarines attached to the 15th Submarine Squadron based at Rybachiy Naval… … Wikipedia
Western Hemisphere — The Western Hemisphere, also Western hemisphere [ Oxford Dictionary of English , 2nd ed., rev. 2006. London, UK: Oxford University Press, p. 2001.] or western hemisphere, [ [http://www.m w.com/dictionary/western%20hemisphere Merriam Webster s… … Wikipedia
Extreme points of the United States — This is a list of the extreme points of the United States, the points that are farther north, south, east, or west than any other location in the country. Also included are extreme points in elevation.: There are a number of different… … Wikipedia
Line-crossing ceremony — U.S. Sailors and Marines participate in a line crossing ceremony aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as the ship passes the Equator May 16, 2008. It has been a long naval tradition to initiate pollywogs, sailors who have never crossed the Equator,… … Wikipedia
Nautical time — The establishment of nautical standard times, nautical standard time zones and the nautical date line were recommended by the Anglo French Conference on Time keeping at Sea in 1917. The Conference recommended that the standard apply to all ships … Wikipedia
