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In addition to whatever clock changes you need to make for going to a different time zone, when you cross the international date line heading east you subtract a whole day, and when you cross it heading west you add a day.

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Yes, but only if you are traveling west across the IDL.

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No. Only the date. The boundaries of the time zones in the Pacific have been

jockeyed and jimmied as required to avoid crossing the dateline.

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Yes, yo go back in time by a day

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Yes, by one day.

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Crossing the international date line changes the date not the hour is this true or false?

very true!!!!!


What is the realm of the golden dragon?

A Naval certificate for crossing the international date line.


What line on earths surface marks where the date change?

The International Date Line which is located in Grenwich, England.


You must change your calendar rather than your clock when crossing the what?

International date line


What does the international date line have to do with time travel?

The International Date Line separates Day 1 from Day 2 across the globe. Thus, if you are crossing the Internationa Date Line, you may be a day ahead or behind of the place you have travelled from.


What is unusual about the international date line?

Crossing the International Date Line travelling to the east results in a day or 24 hours being subtracted from your time prior to arriving at that position, so that the you have to repeat the date to the west of the line. Crossing west results in a day being added, that is, the date is the eastern side date plus one calendar day. The line is necessary in order to have a fixed boundary on the globe where the calendar date resets


What line on Earth's surface marks where dates change?

International Date Line IDL


What is the effect of crossing international date line?

You either gain or lose a day - depending on which direction you're travelling.


Do you cross the international date line of you go to china?

If you travel east from North America, crossing over the Atlantic Ocean, you would not cross the International Date Line to reach China.If, instead, you travelled west from North America, crossing over the Pacific Ocean, you would cross over the International Date Line to reach China.


How many hours change when you cross the international date line?

24


What is the line along which the date change called?

Actually, it is in the name and pretty simple. It is surprisingly called the International Date Line


Is Paris ahead of atlanta in time or behind?

East (Paris) is always ahead with the exception of crossing the international date line.