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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.
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.
Since the International Date Line West (IDLW) time zone represents the last place on Earth a particular time and date exists, this is referred to as Anywhere on Earth (AoE). A deadline specified as "Anywhere on Earth" has not passed if there is a place on Earth where the deadline has not passed, which is equivalent to the statement that the ...
West of it passes the International Date Line, after which come Russian territorial islands. Amatignak Island , Alaska 51°16′7″N 179°8′55″W / 51.26861°N 179.14861°W / 51.26861; -179.14861 ( Amatignak Island ) – westernmost point in all U.S. territories by
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 islands are separated by an international border, which also defines the International Date Line in that area, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from each island, at 168°58'37"W. At their closest points, the two islands are about 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) apart. [ 4 ]
John Carter seemed desperate to find his missing fiancée. On the night of Aug. 14, 2011 — less than 24 hours after Katelyn Markham had last been seen in the Cincinnati suburb where she lived ...
Map of time zones surrounding the International Date Line.WAKT is at UTC+12:00 to the left of the Date Line in the North Pacific Ocean.. The Wake Island Time Zone observes standard time by adding twelve hours to Coordinated Universal Time (). [1]