WHAT IS THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE?
Dec 23, 2021
2 minutes
WORDS TOM GARLINGHOUSE
he international date line (IDL) is an imaginary line that runs along Earth’s surface from the North Pole to the South Pole in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. When you cross it, you either gain or lose a day depending on which way you are travelling. If you’re travelling westward you gain a day, and if you’re travelling eastward you lose a day. For
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