the international date line

noun

: an imaginary line that runs through the Pacific Ocean from the North Pole to the South Pole and that marks the place where each day officially begins
As we crossed the international date line we were suddenly in the next day.

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“The international date line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20international%20date%20line. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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