Vanuatu is less than 15° longitude west of the I.D.L. Its time zone is UTC + 11 hours.
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it is west of the international date line. Australia is also one of the first to see the day !
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.
Although the line at 180° passes right through Fiji, the International Date Line at that latitude is relocated to the east sides of Western Samoa and Tonga. I don't know how many miles that is, but it's at least 6° of longitude east of 180°. (Western Samoa relocated the International Date Line to its east side in December, 2011, less than seven months before the time of this writing.)
Tonga, while physically located in the Western Hemisphere, is actually considered in the Eastern Hemisphere for purposes of calculating the date. The international date line, which normally runs along the 180th line of longitude, swings in an easterly direction around Tonga and then back to the 180th line of longitude.
describe the general goegraphical position on New Zealand in relation to the international date line
where is new zealand position in relatin to the international date line
they are all located in the east and west side of the southern hemisphere divided by the international date line
Samoa is on the right side of the International Date Line in the Western Hemisphere.
Australia is somewhat west of the International Date Line.
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Eastern
it is west of the international date line. Australia is also one of the first to see the day !
Much of England lies on the prime meridian which is 180 degrees from the international date line. Eire lies slightly to the west of the prime meridian
The international date line is a line of longitude roughly located at 180 degrees. It marks the two different days of Earth, where 24 hours is added or subtracted when one crosses the line.
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.
Although the line at 180° passes right through Fiji, the International Date Line at that latitude is relocated to the east sides of Western Samoa and Tonga. I don't know how many miles that is, but it's at least 6° of longitude east of 180°. (Western Samoa relocated the International Date Line to its east side in December, 2011, less than seven months before the time of this writing.)