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International Date LineImaginary line that approximately follows the 180° line of longitude. The date is put forward a day when crossing the line going west, and back a day when going east. The IDL was chosen at the International Meridian Conference in 1884. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It's a trip that, with the International Dateline and 15-hour time difference, deposits him in Beijing early in the morning, two days after departing. Japan Cup jockeys Solis (Johar), Victor Espinoza (Sarafan) and Corey Nakatani (Denon) will attempt the annual dash across the international dateline to Hollywood Park's major races this afternoon. Headquartered in Yokosuka, Japan, the Seventh Fleet's area of responsibility "includes over 132 million square kilometers of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, stretching from the International Dateline westward all the way to the east Coast of Africa, and from the Kurile Islands in the North Pacific to the Antarctic in the south" (p. |
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