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When does the International Date Line concept break down?
The key is recognizing that as you walk around the pole, you not only cross the IDL. You cross all the other time zone boundaries that also converge to the pole. If you are going east so that you set ...
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When does the International Date Line concept break down?
Something to keep in mind about the International Date Line, or any time zone boundary, is that it is a human construct meant to help delineate an area of equal time for the local residents. I'm not ...
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When does the International Date Line concept break down?
Time zones and the date line are associated with the geography, not the traveler. In practical and mechanical terms, you don't "gain" or "lose" days by crossing the date line ...
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Is there a term for part of a country separated from the rest in general
When we have landmass between the mainland and the rest, the only applicable terms are exclave and enclave.
For example, Kaliningrad is an exclave of Russia. Lesotho is an enclave of South Africa. ...
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