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Re: Date Line and Kiribati
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2005 Mar 12, 22:03 -0500
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2005 Mar 12, 22:03 -0500
Frank, > On a general note, I'm starting to think that the International Date Line > never should have been put on global maps at all. The date doesn't change in the > middle of the journey. It changes when you arrive. Maybe this is true in the case of airplanes. But imagine yourself on a fishing or research vessel, or even on a smal yacht. Don't you need to know every day that day is it today?? Even for enterinf entires in your log:-) Not speaking of Shabbats and other holidays:-) Alex.
