What is this peculiar line on Google Maps? [closed]

On Google Maps, there's a line in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. What does it mean and why does it have such an odd shape?

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What is that weird line in Google Maps?

That is the International Date Line. It's roughly on the 180 meridian. It would, as you can imagine, be very challenging for different sides of an island to be on different days, so it originally jiggled around islands.

What places are hidden on Google Maps?

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Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany. Image Source. ...
HAARP site, Gakona, Alaska. Image Source. ...
Babylon, Iraq. ...
House of Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller, Russia. ...
Keowee Dam, South Carolina. ...
Volkel Air Base, The Netherlands. ...
Baker Lake, Nunavut. ...
Szazhalombatta Oil Refinery, Hungary.

What do the lines on Google Maps mean?

Traffic colorsGreen: No traffic delays. Orange: Medium amount of traffic. Red: Traffic delays. The darker the red, the slower the speed of traffic on the road.

What do grey dashed lines mean on Google Maps?

Disputed boundaries are displayed as a dashed gray line. The places involved don't agree on a boundary.

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