Mapping global time zones
Chapter 1
The birth of global time
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Chapter 2
The zigzagging International Date Line
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Chapter 3
Extreme time zone anomalies
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Chapter 4
Living on the edge of time
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Mapping global time zones
Ch 3 · Extreme time zone anomalies
Fun Fact
Nepal's mountain time: Nepal's time zone is UTC+5:45, precisely calibrated to the solar time of Gauri Sankar, a sacred mountain peak.
Glossary
time zone (noun)
A geographic region in which the same standard time is used. To unify its islands, Kiribati shifted the date line in 1994, creating a UTC+14 time zone.
A geographic region in which the same standard time is used. To unify its islands, Kiribati shifted the date line in 1994, creating a UTC+14 time zone.
Quiz
Which European country actually spans 12 time zones, the most of any nation on Earth?
Quiz
How many geographical time zones does China actually span, despite only using one?