Some of these islands fall in the Eastern Hemisphere, but the International Date Line was drawn west of 180° to keep the whole state, and thus the entire North American continent, within the same legal day.
sˌʌm ʌv ðiːz ˈaɪləndz fˈɔːl ɪnðɪ ˈiːstɚn hˈɛmɪsfˌɪɹ, bˌʌt ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl dˈeɪt lˈaɪn wʌz dɹˈɔːn wˈɛst ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi dᵻɡɹˈiːz tə kˈiːp ðə hˈoʊl stˈeɪt, ænd ðˈʌs ðɪ ɛntˈaɪɚ nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˈɑːntɪnənt, wɪðˌɪn ðə sˈeɪm lˈiːɡəl dˈeɪ.