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The International Date Line (IDL) is the line extending between the South and North Poles that is the boundary between one calendar day and the next. It passes through the Pacific Ocean , roughly following the 180.0° line of longitude and deviating to pass around some territories and island groups.
Later in 2011, Samoa initiated its second period of DST at 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 24. [13] Once again, clocks advanced to 4:00 a.m. (or UTC-10:00). [13] However, at the end of the day on Thursday, December 29, 2011, the International Date Line was moved back to the east of Samoa to better align its calendar with major trading partners like China, Australia, and New Zealand.
Kiribati introduced a change for its eastern half on 31 December 1994, from time zones UTC−11:00 and UTC−10:00 to UTC+13:00 and UTC+14:00, to avoid having the country divided by the International Date Line. Tonga has been on UTC+13:00 for many years.
Samoa uses UTC+13:00 as standard time. Until the end of 2011, it used UTC−11:00 as standard time. Samoa observed daylight saving time from 2010 to 2021.. As it is located just west of the International Date Line, Samoa is among the first places on Earth to see each new day, along with Tonga, Tokelau, and parts of Kiribati.
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Although Kiribati spans both the equator and the 180th meridian, the International Date Line goes around Kiribati and swings far to the east, almost reaching the 150°W meridian. [8] [9] This was the result of the Phoenix and Line Islands switching in 1994 from UTC−11:00 and −10 to UTC+13:00 and +14 respectively.
The central Pacific Republic of Kiribati introduced a change of date for its eastern half on 31 December 1994, from time zones UTC−11:00 and UTC−10:00 to UTC+13:00 and UTC+14:00. Before this, the time zones UTC+13:00 and UTC+14:00 did not exist. As a British colony, Kiribati was centred in the Gilbert Islands, just west
The International Date Line zigzags around the 180th Meridian. The 180th meridian or antimeridian [1] is the meridian 180° both east and west of the prime meridian in a geographical coordinate system. The longitude at this line can be given as either east or west.