A person travelling from Russia to Alaska, who crosses the IDL will __________.
A
lose 2 days
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B
lose a day
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C
gain 2 days
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D
gain a day
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Solution
The correct option is D gain a day If you move from the west of the IDL to the East of the IDL you gain a day. Russia is on the west of IDL and Alaska is on the east of IDL.