Japan is called the land of the rising sun, but New Zealand is further East than Japan
Japan is called the land of the rising sun, but New Zealand is further East than Japan
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Land of the rising sun to whom?
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The world. The idea behind the saying is they're the first major landmass to receive the sun, given their Eastern location on a regular map.
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New Zealand is The Land Of The Long White Cloud.
Australia is The Land Of The Long Weekend.
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There's always something further east, the Earth is a sphere. California is to the east of new Zealand. The IDL is arbitrary
JackGreenEarth says the earth is a sphere, the debate is settled
Well, he's wrong. It's an oblate spheroid.