Question: What is the biggest time difference between two inhabited places on Earth?
Answer: The largest possible time difference between two inhabited places on Earth is 26 hours, between Howland Island in the central Pacific (which is 12 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time, or UTC) and the Line Islands of Kiribati (which is 14 hours ahead of UTC). The figure exceeds the expected maximum of 24 hours because the International Date Line passes through the Line Islands. The time was adjusted forward to keep the Line Islands on the same day as the rest of Kiribati, rather than a day behind.
