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Chapter 2 Where in the Geospatial World Are You?
FIGURE 2.3 The world
time zones, as separated
by lines of longitude (and
geographic boundaries).
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Bay
Beaufort Sea
Bering Sea
Labrador Sea
Bain Bay
Gulf of
Mexico
Caribbean
Sea
Scotia Sea
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IRELAND
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TONGA
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ARGENTINA
BOLIVIA
CHILE
COLOMBIA
CUBA
MEXICO
PERU
VENEZUELA
MORO
MAURITAN
KIRIBATI
RUSSIA
BRAZIL
CANADA
UNITED STATES
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