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The IDL mostly corresponds to the ________degree longitude but deviates eastward through the Bering Strait to avoid Siberia and then deviates westward to include the Aleutian Islands with Alaska.

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The correct option is C 180
The IDL mostly corresponds to the 180-degree longitude but deviates eastward through the Bering Strait to avoid Siberia and then deviates westward to include the Aleutian Islands with Alaska. South of the Equator, another eastward deviation allows certain island groups to have the same day as New Zealand.

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