what is the international date line
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The International Date Line serves as the "line of demarcation" between two consecutive calendar dates. ... The International Date Line, established in 1884, passes through the mid-Pacific Ocean and roughly follows a 180 degrees longitude north-south line on the Earth.
Explanation:
The International Date Line serves as the "line of demarcation" between two consecutive calendar dates. ... The International Date Line, established in 1884, passes through the mid-Pacific Ocean and roughly follows a 180 degrees longitude north-south line on the Earth
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In order to avoid the confusion of having different dates in the same country, the International Date Line bends and goes zig zag at the Bering Strait between Siberia and Alaska, Fiji, Tonga and in some other islands