What is the last place to celebrate New Year?

The celebrations generally go on past midnight into January 1 (New Year's Day). Samoa, Tonga and Kiritimati (Christmas Island), part of Kiribati, are the first places to welcome the New Year while American Samoa and Baker Island in the United States of America are among the last. read more

But it's the tiny outlying islands in the US that are the very last to celebrate. Residents on Baker Island and Howland Island will have to wait to pull their party poppers until 12pm (GMT), a whole 12 hours after revellers in the UK have celebrated the turn of the year. read more

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. read more