Record No.
MRB-2026-006912
Redrew the International Date Line to Unify Its Calendar
Science & Technology
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Record Holder
Institutional / General Record
Kiribati
Category
Science & Technology
Country
Kiribati
(
KI )
Achievement Date
01 January 1995
Verification Status
Reference
Record Description
In 1995, Kiribati shifted the International Date Line eastward around its easternmost islands so its entire territory would share the same calendar date, in the process creating the world's earliest time zone, UTC+14.
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