Since the Earth is roughly spherical (shaped like a ball), you can start out in
either direction from the IDL and eventually wind up in Vanuatu. The trip is
much shorter, however, if you travel generally westward from the line.
Since the Earth is roughly spherical (shaped like a ball), you can start out in
either direction from the IDL and eventually wind up in Vanuatu. The trip is
much shorter, however, if you travel generally westward from the line.
Alaska, USA is just east of the International Date Line.
Vanuatu is less than 15° longitude west of the I.D.L. Its time zone is UTC + 11 hours.
International Date Line. Nominally 180 degrees east (or west) longitude. Opposite the Prime Meridian.
There is only one single International Dateline on the Earth. That's why it's called the "international" one ... it applies equally to any person, from any country, who crosses it, or uses it in his geographic calculations. Santo Pekoa International Airport on Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu is located at 15.508° south latitude 167.219° east longitude. That location is about 18 degrees or 1,200 miles due west of the International Dateline.
the international date line
Alaska, USA is just east of the International Date Line.
they are all located in the east and west side of the southern hemisphere divided by the international date line
If it is Thursday on the west side of the International Date Line, what day is it on the east side?
Vanuatu is less than 15° longitude west of the I.D.L. Its time zone is UTC + 11 hours.
If it is Thursday on the west side of the International Date Line, what day is it on the east side?
If it is Thursday on the west side of the International Date Line, what day is it on the east side?
The International Date Line.
The closest continent east of the International Date Line is North America.
The International Date Line.
The International Date Line.
International Date Line. Nominally 180 degrees east (or west) longitude. Opposite the Prime Meridian.
The International Date Line