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How many degrees of longitude separate Las Vegas from the international date line, which is at 180 degrees longitude?

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Las Vegas is situated 115 degrees West.

So the separation is 180 - 115 = 65 degrees.

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The city of Las Vegas is located at coordinates 36º 10' 09'' N and 115º 08' 41'' W. Therefore, to determine the separation in degrees between the International Date Line and Las Vegas, there must be subtracted 115º 08' 41'' to 180º, which gives a result of 64º 51' 19'' degrees of longitudinal separation.

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