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TIME TO CELEBRATE Which country has New Year first and who celebrates it last? Times around the world

It's possible to get a quick flight between two locations so you count down to 2018 twice

By Tom Michael and Becky Pemberton
29th December 2017, 4:03 pm
Updated: 30th December 2017, 8:18 pm

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The tiny Pacific island of Tonga will ring in 2018 at 10am GMT on December 31 – a full three hours before it reaches Down Under.
Where will 2018 arrive last?

After travelling all around the world, the New Year will eventually come full circle – or near enough.

The last place or places to receive 2018 will be the tiny outlying islands of the US.

Baker Island and Howland Island will greet the New Year at 12 Midday on January 1 – or at least they would if any people lived there.

Second last will be American Samoa at 11am – just 558 miles from Tonga, where locals and visitors were celebrating a full 25 hours before.

It's therefore possible to get a quick flight in between the two and count down to 2018 twice.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2503015/new-year-celebrations-which-country-first-last-around-world/

What first will Trump claim on the first new year in Trumpughdom? No doubt he will say something about it being the best one ever for America.

Happy New Year to those who deserve it.