What Asian country does the International Date Line pass through?

Answer 1

Kiribati Although, in 1995 Kiribati by law changed the date for its eastern half, effectively moving the date line to the east of this country. Not everyone recognizes this change, however. It's important to keep in mind that while Kiribati made a controversial move (making Caroline Island the first place on earth to enter the 21st century) there is in fact no international law that binds any nation to observe the conventional or any particular definition of the date line. Russia and the US define the date line in such a way that there is not a part of the nation permanently isolated a day ahead (or behind) the rest of the nation. But the original date line as defined is 180 degrees longitude. It happens to be a fortunate coincidence that the meridian opposite 0 degrees passes mostly over vast stretches of ocean.

Answer 2

The International Date Line does not pass through any continents. It is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through the Pacific Ocean. It does not cross any landmass.

Answer 3

The International Dateline doesn't cross any city, state, country, or island group.

It was intentionally planned that way, in order to avoid splitting any of them into

two different calendar dates.

Answer 4

It passes through the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The line was drawn with many

zigs and zags in order to avoid cutting across any inhabited lands, which would otherwise

have placed two different calendar dates on the same island.

Answer 5

The International Date Line was intentionally zigged and zagged to avoid having it

run through countries. Can you imagine what it would be like trying to do business,

visit family, or keep dental appointments in a country or a city that had two different

calendar dates in it ?

Until 1995, the Date Line cut through one country ... Kiribati. But in that year, Kiribati

changed the calendar in its eastern half to match the calendar in the western half,

which effectively shifted another piece of the Date Line to miss all of Kiribati.

So, before 1995, the answer to the question was: One .

And since 1995, the answer is: None .

Answer 6

Ideally, the line should follow the meridian of 180° longitude, straight down through

the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The purpose of the zigs and zags is to avoid splitting

a state, a country, or an island into two different calendar dates. Imagine living on a

small South Pacific island where this side of the island and that side had two different

dates.

The state of Alaska would also be in that same predicament if the Date Line followed

the 180° meridian.

Answer 7

The International Date Line joins the north and south poles, and doesn't pass

through any countries. That was done intentionally, because of the utter chaos

and confusion that would prevail in a country, city, state, or island where there

were always two different calendar dates. If the Date Line had not been tweaked

and adjusted where necessary to go around places, the state of Alaska would

have been one of those that were split into two different dates.

Answer 8

The International Date Line doesn't pass through any cities, states, or countries.

That was done intentionally, to spare anyone the confusion and inconvenience of

having two different calendar dates in the same place.