2. The Independent State of Samoa and the US unincorporated territory of American Samoa are known collectively as the Samoan Islands, with American Samoa lying to the east of Samoa. Which imaginary line separates the two geographical entities?
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Answer:
International Date Line
Samoa lies to the west of the International Date Line (IDL), whereas American Samoa lies to the east of the line. Samoa uses the UTC+13 time zone, whereas American Samoa uses the UTC-11:00 time zone. In other words, Samoa is 24 hours ahead of its neighbor, American Samoa.
The Prime Meridian (Greenwich), located at 0 degrees longitude, was proposed by English mathematician and astronomer Sir George Airy in 1851.
The Tropic of Cancer is located approximately 23.4 degrees north of the equator. Its counterpart, the Tropic of Capricorn, is located approximately 23.4 degrees south of the equator.