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.
Vanuatu is less than 15° longitude west of the I.D.L. Its time zone is UTC + 11 hours.
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.
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).
Vanuatu is less than 15° longitude west of the I.D.L. Its time zone is UTC + 11 hours.
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.
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?
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.