“The International Date Line is not a straight line coinciding with longitude 180 degrees.”
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The International Date Line passes through the Pacific ocean where there are no landmasses. It follows 180° meridian for most of its distance. ... It avoids some islands and deviates from 180°. In Northern Hemisphere, it bends to the West of 180° while in the Southern Hemisphere it bends Eastwards.
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because the Earth takes 24 hours to rotate through 360 degree (longitude). Hence, two places that are 15 degree of longitude apart have a difference of one hour. ... This adds up to a difference of 24 hours or one day between east and west of 180 degree line of longitude.
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