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Date Line curiosity and expanding time zones explained
A feature humor column explains how the International Date Line curves to keep islands like Wake, Midway, and New Zealand in the same date zone. It notes the line follows the 180th meridian south of the equator, bending near Alaska, Siberia, and the Aleutians to avoid splits, and ending at the pole. It mentions Boise, Maine, and Portland as examples of time perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
North Pole
South Pole
Pole
Wake Island
Midway
Hawaiian Islands
Australia
Pacific
Fijis
New Zealand
Samoa
Pago Pago
Uncle Sam
Arong
South Pacific
New Zealland
Fiji Islands
Andy
Gazette