It is a longitude which is behind the Prime Meridian. It doesn't cross any land because then the place will have different time zones.It is very interesting because you can have your birthday twice. Here's how;
If your birthday is on August 2 and you celebrate it in Indonesia the western part of the IDL. You decide to meet your cousins on the eastern part to the IDL. actually there is only August 1 so you recelebrate your birthday.
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