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Dawn of 2000, Kiribati

Dawn of 2000, Kiribati
Dancers on Millennium Island, Kiribati, raise their arms to welcome the first sunrise of the year 2000. Kiribati, a Pacific island nation, moved the International Date Line in 1995 to position the uninhabited Caroline Island (renamed Millennium Island in 1997) as the first to see the new year.
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