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82½° E longitude is geographically significant to India because:

it determines the Indian standard time

it has a bearing on the tropical climate of India

it divides India into eastern and western zones

it enables determining local time in eastern India

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Longitude is geographically significant to India because it determines the Indian standard time. 82°30' E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India because it is situated roughly in the centre of all longitudes and latitudes in which our country is located.

By: kamaljeet kaur

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