The World Record of ‘first to get sun rise on earth’ has been achieved by East Cape from North Island, New Zealand.
According to the time standards and Greenwich: Royal Observatory, London; New Zealand is the only country in the world where sun rises first. It is the easternmost country in the world and comes first in the range of light to start a new day. East Cape of North Island in New Zealand is the easter most place which take the sun rises first in the world. It’s a beautiful beach point which gives a beautiful sun view to watch. Mount Hikurangi, situated near to the East Cape in North Island is one of the highest mountain which has the title of striking the first sunrise in the world. Although there are many other eastern places which may sometime receive the first place to see sunrise than Mount Hikurangi because earth is rotating all the time.