the International Date Line

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/the_International_Date_Line
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:imaginary_line
gptkb:geographical_region
gptkbp:affects time zones
gptkbp:approximateLongitude 180 degrees
gptkbp:bendsAround territories such as Kiribati, Samoa, and Tokelau
gptkbp:crossingEastward subtract one day from calendar
gptkbp:crossingEffect date changes by one day
gptkbp:crossingWestward advance calendar by one day
gptkbp:deviatesFrom gptkb:180th_meridian
gptkbp:deviationReason to accommodate political and economic affiliations of nearby territories
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:notDefinedBy gptkb:international_relations
gptkbp:notPassThrough any continent
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:purpose marks the place where each day officially begins
separates calendar days
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Greenwich_Mean_Time
gptkb:Prime_Meridian
gptkb:Coordinated_Universal_Time_(UTC)
gptkbp:usedBy global timekeeping
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Pacific
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the International Date Line