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Arrival Appraisal (Posted on 2014-11-07)

Fiji (in Melanesia) and American Samoa (in Polynesia) are two islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Fiji is about 970 kilometers (600 miles) west of American Samoa. A small airplane can fly this distance in two hours.

When will you arrive in Fiji if you leave American Samoa on a small airplane on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 11:30 PM?

*** Based on a puzzle which appeared in the newsletter issued by Tulsa County OSU Extension Service in 2012-2013

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American Samoa's time zone is UTC - 11 hours and does not observe Daylight Saving Time in 2014.

Fiji is on UTC + 12 hours and started Daylight Saveing Time Nov 2, 2014, making it in effect UTC + 13 hours.

If you leave American Samoa at 11:30 PM Dec. 9, and the trip takes 2 hours, it would be 1:30 AM Dec. 10, American Samoa Time. Add 13 - (-11) = 24 hours to this, and it is 1:30 AM Dec. 11, Fiji Time.

Posted by Charlie on 2014-11-07 20:45:06

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