Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kiribati, an archipelagic nation on the equator, consists <https://www.britannica.com/place/Kiribati> of 33 islands spanning over 1,800 miles across the central Pacific Ocean. Even with this vast breadth, Kiribati?s total land area measures only 313 square miles. Kiribati?s eastern territory includes eight of the Line Islands, an archipelago through which the International Date Line runs. Thanks to this, the island of Kiritimati is the first region <https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/which-country-celebrates-new-year-first> anywhere in the world to ring in the New Year. While parts of Kiribati are located in the Western Hemisphere, Kiritimati is actually located in the Eastern Hemisphere, meaning the country is the only nation in the world with land in all four hemispheres. Despite this, the entirety of Kiribati lies within the world?s earliest time zones due to a quirk with the International Date Line, which circumvents the Line Islands and swings around to the east. This places Kiritimati within the UTC +14 <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/kiribati> time zone. After Kiribati celebrates, Tonga, Samoa, and parts of New Zealand ring in the New Year one hour later <https://en.as.com/latest_news/which-country-celebrates-new-years-first-n/>. Frank Filippone BMWRed735i at Gmail.com