… For all places in the central time belt (CT) standard time is based on the local time of the
90th meridian west, or that of New Orleans. New Orleans is therefore 270” west of the IDL and …

… If we bring the 90th-meridian-west to the front we shall have North America before us, Spin
the globe till the 20th-meridian-east comes to the front and we look on Europe. On bringing …

Students in geography apparently have difficulty in understanding clearly that a point on the
earth’s surface, poleward from the equator moves, by rotation, at a much slower rate than a …

… The archipelago straddles the equator at the 90th meridian west. …

… away from the Pole; (2) the 180th meridian, with grid north being in the direction of the
Equator away from the Pole ; (3) the 90th meridian west, with grid north being in the direction of …

Freshwater nematodes of the Galápagos archipelago were studied from four samples
collected in 1988. Eighteen species, two of which are new to science, belonging to five orders, …

… Thus, for example, New Orleans, in the hour zone of the 90th meridian west, would have
its clocks advanced six hours,while Calcutta,in the 90th meridian east, would have its clocks …

… The Galápagos Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean, about 960 km west of the South
American coast, straddling the equator at the 90th meridian west. The Galápagos archipelago …

… We know it must lie somewhere along the circular 40th parallel north, and somewhere
along the semicircular 90th meridian west. Each of these lines mntains innumerable points, hut …

… That is to say, it has reached the 90th meridian west of Green: wich, or central time, but as
central time covers 15 deg. of longitude we have sent the head end of our century to 97% deg. …