FW: date line

[Olson, Arthur David]

Note that Joe Thorne is not on the time zone mailing list; be sure that
Joe is included if you reply.

				--ado


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From: 	Joe Thorne[SMTP:jgthorne at concentric.net]
Sent: 	Wednesday, January 07, 1998 12:49 PM
To: 	ado at elsie.nci.nih.gov
Subject: 	date line

Hello!

My name is Joe Thorne and I have a question about the international time
date line. Is it true that it runs through no body of land or Pacific
island? I'd like to sail to it for new years eve 1999. I heard on the
CBC that some islands moved it to intersect their cities, is this true?
Can they officially do that? You see, I'd like to be the first person
there for this event. I'd be sailing a 16 foot boat from Minneapolis,
down the Mississippi, around South America, to Easter Island and then to
Western Samoa before intercepting the date line.

Could you help me answer this question?

Sincerely
Joe Thorne
email: jgthorne at concentric.net