09 May 2011, Guttenberg, New Jersey - "Farewell to a new day will move from Cape Mulinuu (Sawaii, Samoa) to Cape Taputapu (American Samoa)", Alexander Krivenyshev, WorldTimeZone.com
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Cape Mulinuu (Sunset Point), X marks the western most tip of Samoa
and last spot in the world where you can watch the sun set each day (before December 2011). Savai'i, Samoa.
Photo © Alexander Krivenyshev, WorldTimeZone.com
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Farewell to a new day will move from Cape Mulinuu (Sawaii, Samoa) to Cape Taputapu (American Samoa).
For many years, rocky point at the western most tip of Samoa (Sawaii) near Tufutafoe village was the very last piece of land in the world to farewell any day- Cape Mulinuu (Sunset Point).
Cape Mulinuu (Sunset Point), X marks the western most tip of Sawaii, Samoa
Photo © Alexander Krivenyshev, WorldTimeZone.com
On December 29, 2011 Samoa (Apia) plans to change its timezone from UTC-11 to UTC+13 thus
the country will be to the west of the International Dateline, bringing its clocks to the same time as Tonga (UTC+13) and closer to New Zealand, Australia, Fiji.
Old and New International Dateline.
American Samoa (Pago Pago) will be 24 hours behind new Samoa clock.
Cape Taputapu - the most western point of American Samoa will become the last spot in the world where you can watch the sun set on each day.
Cape Taputapu, American Samoa
Photo © Alexander Krivenyshev, WorldTimeZone.com
New International Dateline- approximate (WorldTimeZone.com)
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