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International Date Line

imaginary line that demarcates the change of one calendar day to the next
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Summary

International Date Line is a border[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of border entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,435 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Antarctic Treaty area[3]
  • Country: Kiribati[4], Russia[5], United States[6]
  • Commons category: International Date Line[7]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8]

Why It Matters

International Date Line has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Kiribati Russia United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). International Date Line. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/international-date-line
MLA “International Date Line.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/international-date-line.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_international-date-line_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{International Date Line}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/international-date-line}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → international-date-line
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: international-date-line, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289936582|international date line (#289936582)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/cata"
  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2qpErq
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 23w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Antarctic Treaty area
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 0, 'lon': -180}
    Coordinates → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Located in the administrative territorial entity: Antarctic Treaty area, fix redirect Antarctic Treaty area → Antarctic Treaty area ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/bf164d4e5ee1|d"
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