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The International Date Line is a fake line that runs through the Pacific Ocean. This line separates calendar days so that they do not overlap.

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Let's say it's Jan. 20th on the Alaska side of the IDL. It would be the 21st on the Russian side, because the sun has risen there. It's all about the rotation of the earth.

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Is the international date line a line of latitude?

No, the international date line is a line of longitude, not latitude.


What is the imaginary line where the date changes?

The International Date Line.


Does the international date line pass Samoa?

Travelling west the international date line is further west. The answer is no


Which country is just east of international date line?

Alaska, USA is just east of the International Date Line.


Two oceans does the International Date line pass?

The International Date line crosses the Arctic and Pacific oceans.

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Is the international date line a line of latitude?

No, the international date line is a line of longitude, not latitude.


What is the curious feature of international date line?

no countries lies in international date line


What is imaginary line in the pacific ocean that separates days?

the international date line


What line on earths surface marks where the date change?

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


What is the imaginary line where the date changes?

The International Date Line.


What meridian forms the International Date Line?

The International Date Line roughly follows the 180th meridian.


Is the International Date line of japan and Hawaii the same?

The International Date Line is the same for all nations.


Does the international date line pass Samoa?

Travelling west the international date line is further west. The answer is no


Where international date line located?

the international date line sits on the 180 0 line of longitude in the middle of the Pacific Ocean , and is the imaginary line that separates two consecative calendar days


Is the international date line a parrallel or a merdian?

The international date line is a meridian. It is also known as the Greenwich Meridian .


Is papua new guinea closer to prime meridian or international date line?

International date line of course


Which country is just east of international date line?

Alaska, USA is just east of the International Date Line.