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Re: International Date Line
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2021 Dec 31, 17:40 -0800
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2021 Dec 31, 17:40 -0800
Here's a well-considered article discussing some of the issues with the arbitrary, mapmakers-conventional International Date Line:
https://sovereignlimits.com/blog/the-international-date-line-map-youve-seen-is-wrong.
Frank Reed