Consider the following statements :
- I.Anadyr in Siberia and Nome in Alaska are a few kilometers from each other, but when people are waking up and getting set for breakfast in these cities, it would be different days.
- II.When it is Monday in Anadyr, it is Tuesday in Nome.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer: A. Statement I is correct: Anadyr (UTC+12) and Nome (UTC-9) lie close together across the Bering Strait but on opposite sides of the International Date Line, so their clocks differ by about 21 hours and their calendar dates usually differ. Statement II is wrong: Anadyr is west of the Date Line and so is ahead; when it is Monday in Anadyr it is Sunday in Nome, not Tuesday.
Watch for: Crossing the Date Line from west (Asia) to east (America) takes you back one day, not forward.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Statement II reverses the direction: Nome is behind Anadyr, so it is Sunday there.
- C. Statement II is wrong, so 'both' cannot be right.
- D. Statement I is correct because the two cities sit on opposite sides of the Date Line.
Source to check: NCERT Class 11 'Fundamentals of Physical Geography' and Class 6 'The Earth: Our Habitat' (International Date Line).
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