Imagine you're preparing a project on Greenwich. Read the information.
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A meridian is an imaginary line of latitude drawn along the surface of the earth from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Geographers today measure these lines from what they call the Prime Meridian. It is the line of longitude that goes through the Royal Greenwich Observatory in Greenwich, England. For a long time Greenwich was “a sea gate” of London. Nowadays Greenwich is London borough in the south-east of the British capital on the right bank of the Thames.
The Greenwich Observatory clock set the time for all the other clocks in the world. And the Greenwich Mean Time is the official starting point for each new day, year and millennium.
The countries on the western side of the International Date Line have the time zone which is 10–12 hours ahead of Greenwich. And the countries on the eastern side have the time zone which is 10–12 hours behind Greenwich. So when travelling across the line, one's watch has to be adjusted 20–24 hours, depending on the time zones.
For example, New Zealand is twelve hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time while Hawaii is ten hours behind Greenwich Mean Time. When travelling from New Zealand to Hawaii the clocks must be switched 22 hours backwards, about one day.

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  • Greenwich is situated on the River Thames.
  • A meridian is a line of latitude drawn along the earth's surface from the South Pole to the North Pole.
  • Greenwich Park was a royal estate.
  • The International Date Line follows the meridian of 180° longitude down the middle of the Pacific Ocean for some distance.
  • The International Date Line can cause confusion among airline travelers.
  • There are 24 time zones in the world.
  • The time for all clocks in the world is set by the Clock of the Greenwich Observatory.
  • The countries on the western side of the International Date Line have the time zone which is 10–12 hours behind Greenwich.