Since the Earth is roughly spherical (ball-shaped), you can head out either eastward
or westward from the International Dateline and wind up anywhere you want to be.
If Dubai is your final destination and you are presently anywhere on the International
Dateline ... with two exceptions ... then the shortest route to Dubai is westward
from your present location.
The exceptions are the very end-points of the International Dateline at the north and
south poles. At the poles, there is no such thing as 'east' or 'west', so no matter
where your final destination is, you would need to head out toward the south from
the north pole, or towards the north from the south one.
Alaska, USA is just east of the International Date Line.
The International Date Line is the meridian where the date changes by one day when crossed east to west. This happens in order to account for the time difference between different parts of the world. Crossing the International Date Line from east to west, you "gain" a day, and crossing from west to east, you "lose" a day.
The Cook Islands of New Zealand are on the east side of the International Date Line, 10 hours behind UTC (the same time offset as Hawaii).
French Polynesia is situated to the east of the international date line.
The imaginary line where the date changes is called the International Date Line. This line is located in the Pacific Ocean and marks the boundary between two consecutive calendar days. Crossing the line from east to west results in gaining a day, while crossing from west to east results in losing a day.
Alaska, USA is just east of 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?
If it is Thursday on the west side of the International Date Line, what day is it on the east side?
The line 180 degrees east and west of the prime meridian is called 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?
The International Date Line.
The imaginary line 180 degrees east and west of the Prime Meridian is called the International Date Line. Crossed from west to east, the date moves back by one day.
The International Date Line.
The International Date Line.
The International Date Line is the meridian where the date changes by one day when crossed east to west. This happens in order to account for the time difference between different parts of the world. Crossing the International Date Line from east to west, you "gain" a day, and crossing from west to east, you "lose" a day.
The Cook Islands of New Zealand are on the east side of the International Date Line, 10 hours behind UTC (the same time offset as Hawaii).
The closest continent east of the International Date Line is North America.