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23 # |
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24 # <pre> |
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25 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of |
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26 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. |
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27 |
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28 # From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15): |
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29 # To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see |
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30 # <a href="http://www.comnap.aq/comnap/comnap.nsf/P/Stations/"> |
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31 # COMNAP - Stations and Bases |
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32 # </a> |
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33 # and |
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34 # <a href="http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/bob/periant.htm"> |
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35 # Summary of the Peri-Antarctic Islands (1998-07-23) |
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36 # </a> |
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37 # for information. |
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38 # Unless otherwise specified, we have no time zone information. |
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39 # |
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40 # Except for the French entries, |
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41 # I made up all time zone abbreviations mentioned here; corrections welcome! |
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42 # FORMAT is `zzz' and GMTOFF is 0 for locations while uninhabited. |
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43 |
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44 # These rules are stolen from the `southamerica' file. |
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45 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
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46 Rule ArgAQ 1964 1966 - Mar 1 0:00 0 - |
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47 Rule ArgAQ 1964 1966 - Oct 15 0:00 1:00 S |
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48 Rule ArgAQ 1967 only - Apr 2 0:00 0 - |
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49 Rule ArgAQ 1967 1968 - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S |
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50 Rule ArgAQ 1968 1969 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 0 - |
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51 Rule ArgAQ 1974 only - Jan 23 0:00 1:00 S |
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52 Rule ArgAQ 1974 only - May 1 0:00 0 - |
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53 Rule ChileAQ 1972 1986 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - |
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54 Rule ChileAQ 1974 1987 - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S |
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55 Rule ChileAQ 1987 only - Apr 12 3:00u 0 - |
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56 Rule ChileAQ 1988 1989 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - |
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57 Rule ChileAQ 1988 only - Oct Sun>=1 4:00u 1:00 S |
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58 Rule ChileAQ 1989 only - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S |
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59 Rule ChileAQ 1990 only - Mar 18 3:00u 0 - |
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60 Rule ChileAQ 1990 only - Sep 16 4:00u 1:00 S |
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61 Rule ChileAQ 1991 1996 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - |
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62 Rule ChileAQ 1991 1997 - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S |
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63 Rule ChileAQ 1997 only - Mar 30 3:00u 0 - |
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64 Rule ChileAQ 1998 only - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - |
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65 Rule ChileAQ 1998 only - Sep 27 4:00u 1:00 S |
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66 Rule ChileAQ 1999 only - Apr 4 3:00u 0 - |
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67 Rule ChileAQ 1999 2010 - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S |
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68 Rule ChileAQ 2000 2007 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - |
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69 # N.B.: the end of March 29 in Chile is March 30 in Universal time, |
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70 # which is used below in specifying the transition. |
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71 Rule ChileAQ 2008 only - Mar 30 3:00u 0 - |
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72 Rule ChileAQ 2009 only - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - |
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73 Rule ChileAQ 2010 only - Apr Sun>=1 3:00u 0 - |
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74 Rule ChileAQ 2011 only - May Sun>=2 3:00u 0 - |
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75 Rule ChileAQ 2011 only - Aug Sun>=16 4:00u 1:00 S |
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76 Rule ChileAQ 2012 only - Apr Sun>=23 3:00u 0 - |
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77 Rule ChileAQ 2012 only - Sep Sun>=2 4:00u 1:00 S |
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78 Rule ChileAQ 2013 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - |
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79 Rule ChileAQ 2013 max - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S |
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80 |
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81 # These rules are stolen from the `australasia' file. |
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82 Rule AusAQ 1917 only - Jan 1 0:01 1:00 - |
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83 Rule AusAQ 1917 only - Mar 25 2:00 0 - |
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84 Rule AusAQ 1942 only - Jan 1 2:00 1:00 - |
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85 Rule AusAQ 1942 only - Mar 29 2:00 0 - |
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86 Rule AusAQ 1942 only - Sep 27 2:00 1:00 - |
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87 Rule AusAQ 1943 1944 - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 - |
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88 Rule AusAQ 1943 only - Oct 3 2:00 1:00 - |
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89 Rule ATAQ 1967 only - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - |
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90 Rule ATAQ 1968 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - |
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91 Rule ATAQ 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - |
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92 Rule ATAQ 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 2:00s 0 - |
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93 Rule ATAQ 1972 only - Feb lastSun 2:00s 0 - |
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94 Rule ATAQ 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - |
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95 Rule ATAQ 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - |
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96 Rule ATAQ 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - |
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97 Rule ATAQ 1986 only - Oct Sun>=15 2:00s 1:00 - |
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98 Rule ATAQ 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - |
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99 Rule ATAQ 1987 only - Oct Sun>=22 2:00s 1:00 - |
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100 Rule ATAQ 1988 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - |
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101 Rule ATAQ 1991 1999 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - |
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102 Rule ATAQ 1991 2005 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - |
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103 Rule ATAQ 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - |
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104 Rule ATAQ 2001 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - |
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105 Rule ATAQ 2006 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - |
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106 Rule ATAQ 2007 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - |
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107 Rule ATAQ 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - |
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108 |
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109 # Argentina - year-round bases |
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110 # Belgrano II, Confin Coast, -770227-0343737, since 1972-02-05 |
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111 # Esperanza, San Martin Land, -6323-05659, since 1952-12-17 |
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112 # Jubany, Potter Peninsula, King George Island, -6414-0602320, since 1982-01 |
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113 # Marambio, Seymour I, -6414-05637, since 1969-10-29 |
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114 # Orcadas, Laurie I, -6016-04444, since 1904-02-22 |
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115 # San Martin, Debenham I, -6807-06708, since 1951-03-21 |
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116 # (except 1960-03 / 1976-03-21) |
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117 |
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118 # Australia - territories |
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119 # Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited) |
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120 # previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered |
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121 # <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20021204222245/http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html"> |
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122 # Margaret Turner reports |
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123 # </a> (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST; |
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124 # presumably this is when they have visitors. |
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125 # |
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126 # year-round bases |
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127 # Casey, Bailey Peninsula, -6617+11032, since 1969 |
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128 # Davis, Vestfold Hills, -6835+07759, since 1957-01-13 |
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129 # (except 1964-11 - 1969-02) |
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130 # Mawson, Holme Bay, -6736+06253, since 1954-02-13 |
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131 |
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132 # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-11): |
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133 # Three Australian stations in Antarctica have changed their time zone: |
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134 # Casey moved from UTC+8 to UTC+11 |
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135 # Davis moved from UTC+7 to UTC+5 |
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136 # Mawson moved from UTC+6 to UTC+5 |
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137 # The changes occurred on 2009-10-18 at 02:00 (local times). |
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138 # |
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139 # Government source: (Australian Antarctic Division) |
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140 # <a href="http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=37079"> |
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141 # http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=37079 |
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142 # </a> |
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143 # |
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144 # We have more background information here: |
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145 # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html"> |
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146 # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html |
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147 # </a> |
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148 |
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149 # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-10): |
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150 # We got these changes from the Australian Antarctic Division: |
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151 # - Macquarie Island will stay on UTC+11 for winter and therefore not |
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152 # switch back from daylight savings time when other parts of Australia do |
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153 # on 4 April. |
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154 # |
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155 # - Casey station reverted to its normal time of UTC+8 on 5 March 2010. |
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156 # The change to UTC+11 is being considered as a regular summer thing but |
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157 # has not been decided yet. |
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158 # |
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159 # - Davis station will revert to its normal time of UTC+7 at 10 March 2010 |
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160 # 20:00 UTC. |
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161 # |
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162 # - Mawson station stays on UTC+5. |
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163 # |
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164 # In addition to the Rule changes for Casey/Davis, it means that Macquarie |
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165 # will no longer be like Hobart and will have to have its own Zone created. |
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166 # |
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167 # Background: |
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168 # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antartica-time-changes-2010.html"> |
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169 # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antartica-time-changes-2010.html |
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170 # </a> |
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171 |
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172 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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173 Zone Antarctica/Casey 0 - zzz 1969 |
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174 8:00 - WST 2009 Oct 18 2:00 |
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175 # Western (Aus) Standard Time |
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176 11:00 - CAST 2010 Mar 5 2:00 |
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177 # Casey Time |
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178 8:00 - WST 2011 Oct 28 2:00 |
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179 11:00 - CAST 2012 Feb 21 17:00u |
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180 8:00 - WST |
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181 Zone Antarctica/Davis 0 - zzz 1957 Jan 13 |
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182 7:00 - DAVT 1964 Nov # Davis Time |
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183 0 - zzz 1969 Feb |
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184 7:00 - DAVT 2009 Oct 18 2:00 |
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185 5:00 - DAVT 2010 Mar 10 20:00u |
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186 7:00 - DAVT 2011 Oct 28 2:00 |
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187 5:00 - DAVT 2012 Feb 21 20:00u |
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188 7:00 - DAVT |
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189 Zone Antarctica/Mawson 0 - zzz 1954 Feb 13 |
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190 6:00 - MAWT 2009 Oct 18 2:00 |
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191 # Mawson Time |
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192 5:00 - MAWT |
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193 Zone Antarctica/Macquarie 0 - zzz 1911 |
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194 10:00 - EST 1916 Oct 1 2:00 |
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195 10:00 1:00 EST 1917 Feb |
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196 10:00 AusAQ EST 1967 |
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197 10:00 ATAQ EST 2010 Apr 4 3:00 |
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198 11:00 - MIST # Macquarie Island Time |
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199 # References: |
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200 # <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/casey/casey_aws.html"> |
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201 # Casey Weather (1998-02-26) |
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202 # </a> |
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203 # <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/davis/video.html"> |
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204 # Davis Station, Antarctica (1998-02-26) |
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205 # </a> |
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206 # <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/mawson/video.html"> |
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207 # Mawson Station, Antarctica (1998-02-25) |
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208 # </a> |
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209 |
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210 # Brazil - year-round base |
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211 # Comandante Ferraz, King George Island, -6205+05824, since 1983/4 |
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212 |
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213 # Chile - year-round bases and towns |
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214 # Escudero, South Shetland Is, -621157-0585735, since 1994 |
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215 # Presidente Eduadro Frei, King George Island, -6214-05848, since 1969-03-07 |
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216 # General Bernardo O'Higgins, Antarctic Peninsula, -6319-05704, since 1948-02 |
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217 # Capitan Arturo Prat, -6230-05941 |
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218 # Villa Las Estrellas (a town), around the Frei base, since 1984-04-09 |
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219 # These locations have always used Santiago time; use TZ='America/Santiago'. |
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220 |
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221 # China - year-round bases |
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222 # Great Wall, King George Island, -6213-05858, since 1985-02-20 |
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223 # Zhongshan, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, -6922+07623, since 1989-02-26 |
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224 |
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225 # France - year-round bases |
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226 # |
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227 # From Antoine Leca (1997-01-20): |
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228 # Time data are from Nicole Pailleau at the IFRTP |
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229 # (French Institute for Polar Research and Technology). |
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230 # She confirms that French Southern Territories and Terre Adelie bases |
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231 # don't observe daylight saving time, even if Terre Adelie supplies came |
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232 # from Tasmania. |
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233 # |
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234 # French Southern Territories with year-round inhabitants |
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235 # |
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236 # Martin-de-Vivies Base, Amsterdam Island, -374105+0773155, since 1950 |
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237 # Alfred-Faure Base, Crozet Islands, -462551+0515152, since 1964 |
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238 # Port-aux-Francais, Kerguelen Islands, -492110+0701303, since 1951; |
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239 # whaling & sealing station operated 1908/1914, 1920/1929, and 1951/1956 |
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240 # |
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241 # St Paul Island - near Amsterdam, uninhabited |
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242 # fishing stations operated variously 1819/1931 |
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243 # |
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244 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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245 Zone Indian/Kerguelen 0 - zzz 1950 # Port-aux-Francais |
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246 5:00 - TFT # ISO code TF Time |
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247 # |
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248 # year-round base in the main continent |
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249 # Dumont-d'Urville, Ile des Petrels, -6640+14001, since 1956-11 |
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250 # |
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251 # Another base at Port-Martin, 50km east, began operation in 1947. |
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252 # It was destroyed by fire on 1952-01-14. |
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253 # |
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254 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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255 Zone Antarctica/DumontDUrville 0 - zzz 1947 |
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256 10:00 - PMT 1952 Jan 14 # Port-Martin Time |
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257 0 - zzz 1956 Nov |
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258 10:00 - DDUT # Dumont-d'Urville Time |
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259 # Reference: |
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260 # <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumont_d'Urville_Station"> |
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261 # Dumont d'Urville Station (2005-12-05) |
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262 # </a> |
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263 |
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264 # Germany - year-round base |
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265 # Georg von Neumayer, -7039-00815 |
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266 |
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267 # India - year-round base |
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268 # Dakshin Gangotri, -7005+01200 |
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269 |
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270 # Japan - year-round bases |
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271 # Dome Fuji, -7719+03942 |
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272 # Syowa, -690022+0393524 |
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273 # |
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274 # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06): |
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275 # In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time. |
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276 # |
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277 # Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan, |
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278 # was established on 1957-01-29. Since Syowa station is still the main |
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279 # station of Japan, it's appropriate for the principal location. |
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280 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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281 Zone Antarctica/Syowa 0 - zzz 1957 Jan 29 |
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282 3:00 - SYOT # Syowa Time |
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283 # See: |
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284 # <a href="http://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/ara01.html"> |
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285 # NIPR Antarctic Research Activities (1999-08-17) |
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286 # </a> |
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287 |
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288 # S Korea - year-round base |
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289 # King Sejong, King George Island, -6213-05847, since 1988 |
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290 |
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291 # New Zealand - claims |
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292 # Balleny Islands (never inhabited) |
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293 # Scott Island (never inhabited) |
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294 # |
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295 # year-round base |
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296 # Scott, Ross Island, since 1957-01, is like Antarctica/McMurdo. |
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297 # |
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298 # These rules for New Zealand are stolen from the `australasia' file. |
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299 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
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300 Rule NZAQ 1974 only - Nov 3 2:00s 1:00 D |
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301 Rule NZAQ 1975 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D |
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302 Rule NZAQ 1989 only - Oct 8 2:00s 1:00 D |
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303 Rule NZAQ 1990 2006 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D |
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304 Rule NZAQ 1975 only - Feb 23 2:00s 0 S |
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305 Rule NZAQ 1976 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S |
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306 Rule NZAQ 1990 2007 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S |
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307 Rule NZAQ 2007 max - Sep lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D |
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308 Rule NZAQ 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S |
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309 |
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310 # Norway - territories |
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311 # Bouvet (never inhabited) |
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312 # |
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313 # claims |
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314 # Peter I Island (never inhabited) |
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315 |
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316 # Poland - year-round base |
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317 # Arctowski, King George Island, -620945-0582745, since 1977 |
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318 |
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319 # Russia - year-round bases |
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320 # Bellingshausen, King George Island, -621159-0585337, since 1968-02-22 |
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321 # Mirny, Davis coast, -6633+09301, since 1956-02 |
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322 # Molodezhnaya, Alasheyev Bay, -6740+04551, |
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323 # year-round from 1962-02 to 1999-07-01 |
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324 # Novolazarevskaya, Queen Maud Land, -7046+01150, |
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325 # year-round from 1960/61 to 1992 |
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326 |
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327 # Vostok, since 1957-12-16, temporarily closed 1994-02/1994-11 |
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328 # <a href="http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/QA/computers/Directions,Time,ZIP"> |
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329 # From Craig Mundell (1994-12-15)</a>: |
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330 # Vostok, which is one of the Russian stations, is set on the same |
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331 # time as Moscow, Russia. |
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332 # |
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333 # From Lee Hotz (2001-03-08): |
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334 # I queried the folks at Columbia who spent the summer at Vostok and this is |
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335 # what they had to say about time there: |
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336 # ``in the US Camp (East Camp) we have been on New Zealand (McMurdo) |
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337 # time, which is 12 hours ahead of GMT. The Russian Station Vostok was |
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338 # 6 hours behind that (although only 2 miles away, i.e. 6 hours ahead |
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339 # of GMT). This is a time zone I think two hours east of Moscow. The |
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340 # natural time zone is in between the two: 8 hours ahead of GMT.'' |
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341 # |
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342 # From Paul Eggert (2001-05-04): |
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343 # This seems to be hopelessly confusing, so I asked Lee Hotz about it |
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344 # in person. He said that some Antartic locations set their local |
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345 # time so that noon is the warmest part of the day, and that this |
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346 # changes during the year and does not necessarily correspond to mean |
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347 # solar noon. So the Vostok time might have been whatever the clocks |
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348 # happened to be during their visit. So we still don't really know what time |
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349 # it is at Vostok. But we'll guess UTC+6. |
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350 # |
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351 Zone Antarctica/Vostok 0 - zzz 1957 Dec 16 |
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352 6:00 - VOST # Vostok time |
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353 |
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354 # S Africa - year-round bases |
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355 # Marion Island, -4653+03752 |
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356 # Sanae, -7141-00250 |
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357 |
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358 # UK |
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359 # |
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360 # British Antarctic Territories (BAT) claims |
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361 # South Orkney Islands |
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362 # scientific station from 1903 |
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363 # whaling station at Signy I 1920/1926 |
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364 # South Shetland Islands |
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365 # |
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366 # year-round bases |
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367 # Bird Island, South Georgia, -5400-03803, since 1983 |
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368 # Deception Island, -6259-06034, whaling station 1912/1931, |
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369 # scientific station 1943/1967, |
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370 # previously sealers and a scientific expedition wintered by accident, |
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371 # and a garrison was deployed briefly |
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372 # Halley, Coates Land, -7535-02604, since 1956-01-06 |
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373 # Halley is on a moving ice shelf and is periodically relocated |
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374 # so that it is never more than 10km from its nominal location. |
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375 # Rothera, Adelaide Island, -6734-6808, since 1976-12-01 |
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376 # |
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377 # From Paul Eggert (2002-10-22) |
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378 # <http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/g.html> says Rothera is -03 all year. |
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379 # |
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380 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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381 Zone Antarctica/Rothera 0 - zzz 1976 Dec 1 |
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382 -3:00 - ROTT # Rothera time |
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383 |
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384 # Uruguay - year round base |
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385 # Artigas, King George Island, -621104-0585107 |
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386 |
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387 # USA - year-round bases |
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388 # |
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389 # Palmer, Anvers Island, since 1965 (moved 2 miles in 1968) |
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390 # |
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391 # From Ethan Dicks (1996-10-06): |
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392 # It keeps the same time as Punta Arenas, Chile, because, just like us |
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393 # and the South Pole, that's the other end of their supply line.... |
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394 # I verified with someone who was there that since 1980, |
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395 # Palmer has followed Chile. Prior to that, before the Falklands War, |
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396 # Palmer used to be supplied from Argentina. |
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397 # |
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398 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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399 Zone Antarctica/Palmer 0 - zzz 1965 |
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400 -4:00 ArgAQ AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 |
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401 -3:00 ArgAQ AR%sT 1982 May |
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402 -4:00 ChileAQ CL%sT |
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403 # |
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404 # |
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405 # McMurdo, Ross Island, since 1955-12 |
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406 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
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407 Zone Antarctica/McMurdo 0 - zzz 1956 |
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408 12:00 NZAQ NZ%sT |
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409 # |
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410 # Amundsen-Scott, South Pole, continuously occupied since 1956-11-20 |
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411 # |
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412 # From Paul Eggert (1996-09-03): |
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413 # Normally it wouldn't have a separate entry, since it's like the |
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414 # larger Antarctica/McMurdo since 1970, but it's too famous to omit. |
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415 # |
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416 # From Chris Carrier (1996-06-27): |
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417 # Siple, the first commander of the South Pole station, |
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418 # stated that he would have liked to have kept GMT at the station, |
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419 # but that he found it more convenient to keep GMT+12 |
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420 # as supplies for the station were coming from McMurdo Sound, |
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421 # which was on GMT+12 because New Zealand was on GMT+12 all year |
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422 # at that time (1957). (Source: Siple's book 90 degrees SOUTH.) |
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423 # |
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424 # From Susan Smith |
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425 # http://www.cybertours.com/whs/pole10.html |
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426 # (1995-11-13 16:24:56 +1300, no longer available): |
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427 # We use the same time as McMurdo does. |
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428 # And they use the same time as Christchurch, NZ does.... |
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429 # One last quirk about South Pole time. |
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430 # All the electric clocks are usually wrong. |
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431 # Something about the generators running at 60.1hertz or something |
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432 # makes all of the clocks run fast. So every couple of days, |
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433 # we have to go around and set them back 5 minutes or so. |
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434 # Maybe if we let them run fast all of the time, we'd get to leave here sooner!! |
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436 Link Antarctica/McMurdo Antarctica/South_Pole |