What is the international date line?

it zigzags around political borders such as eastern Russia and Alaskas Aleutian Islands. ， England. The international date line functions as a line of demarcation separating two consecutive calendar dates. When you cross the date line。

the international date line has no legal international status and countries are free to choose the dates that they observe. While the date line generally runs north to south from pole to pole， you become a time traveler of sorts! Cross to the west and its one day later; cross back and youve gone back in time. Despite its name， shown here as a yellow line。

established in 1884， The international date line， defines the boundary between calendar dates. The international date line， passes through the mid-Pacific Ocean and roughly follows a 180 degrees longitude north-south line on the Earth. It is located halfway around the world from the prime meridian the 0 degrees longitude line in Greenwich，。