tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post5963327882357682680..comments2024-03-23T16:51:22.303+05:30Comments on Amusing Planet: Kiribati, The True Land of The Rising SunKaushik Patowaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15000427721236718033noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-59285839785367510152017-01-01T20:19:01.251+05:302017-01-01T20:19:01.251+05:30You could have informed your readers that Kirbati ...You could have informed your readers that Kirbati is the formerly named Christmas Islands.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331103523344352166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-72769019829651221672015-01-01T10:29:16.188+05:302015-01-01T10:29:16.188+05:30Thanks for that bit of information.Thanks for that bit of information.Kaushik Patowaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913774949655633092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-46695075454105514922014-12-31T12:57:55.329+05:302014-12-31T12:57:55.329+05:30A small correction to your list of the "first...A small correction to your list of the "first places to welcome the new year". New Zealand (including the Chatham Islands) has Daylight Saving Time during the (Southern Hemisphere) Summer, so around New Year, its time zone is UTC+13, except for the Chatham Islands, which are UTC+13.75. This makes New Zealand among the first places in the world to celebrate the New Year - just behind Kiribati's Line Islands, as you noted.Ross Finlaysonnoreply@blogger.com