1# @(#)southamerica 7.6
2
3# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
4# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
5# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future).
6
7# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993):
8# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is
9# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (3rd edition),
10# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1991).
11# Except where otherwise noted, it is the source for the data below.
12#
13# I invented the abbreviations marked `*' in the following table;
14# the rest are from earlier versions of this file, or from other sources.
15# Some of these are just plausible excuses for common English abbreviations.
16# Corrections are welcome!
17# std dst
18# LMT Local Mean Time
19# -2:00 FST FDT Fernando de Noronha
20# -3:00 EST EDT Eastern South America (conflicts with -5:00)
21# -4:00 AST ADT Andes*, Antilles*, Asuncion*, Atlantic
22# -4:00 CST CDT Chile (conflicts with -6:00)
23# -4:00 WST WDT Western Brazil
24# -5:00 AST ADT Acre (conflicts with -4:00)
25# -5:00 EST EDT Eastern, Ecuador*
26# -6:00 CST CDT Archipelago of Columbus*, Central
27# -7:00 MST MDT Mataveri*, Mountain
28#
29# See the `africa' file for Zone naming conventions.
30
31# From Guy Harris:
32# From Official Airline Guide - Worldwide Edition (1987). Countries not
33# listed here do not observe DST, according to the OAG. Time zone names
34# are pure inventions, and none are supplied for countries not observing
35# DST; updates from natives would be appreciated. The times that DST
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44
45# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988):
46# Argentina: first Sunday in October to first Sunday in April since 1976.
47# Double Summer time from 1969 to 1974. Switches at midnight.
48
49# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 19889):
50# ARGENTINA 3 H BEHIND UTC
51
52# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
53Rule Arg 1930 only - Dec 1 0:00 1:00 D
54Rule Arg 1931 only - Apr 1 0:00 0 S
55Rule Arg 1931 only - Oct 15 0:00 1:00 D
56Rule Arg 1932 1940 - Mar 1 0:00 0 S
57Rule Arg 1932 1939 - Nov 1 0:00 1:00 D
58Rule Arg 1940 only - Jul 1 0:00 1:00 D
59Rule Arg 1941 only - Jun 15 0:00 0 S
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74Rule Arg 1974 1976 - Oct Sun<=7 0:00 1:00 D
75Rule Arg 1975 1977 - Apr Sun<=7 0:00 0 S
76Rule Arg 1985 only - Nov 2 0:00 1:00 D
77Rule Arg 1986 only - Mar 14 0:00 0 S
78Rule Arg 1986 1987 - Oct 25 0:00 1:00 D
79Rule Arg 1987 only - Feb 13 0:00 0 S
80Rule Arg 1988 only - Feb 7 0:00 0 S
81Rule Arg 1988 only - Dec 1 0:00 1:00 D
82Rule Arg 1989 only - Mar 16 0:00 0 S
83Rule Arg 1989 only - Oct 15 0:00 1:00 D
84Rule Arg 1990 only - Mar 4 0:00 0 S
85# _The Economist_ (8 Jan 1994, p 42) reports that Argentina
86# had DST in 1991-2 and 1992-3, but not in 1990-1 or in 1993-4.
87# It has something to do with electricity companies meeting demand in summer.
88# We don't know the 1991-3 transition times, unfortunately.
89# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
90Zone America/Buenos_Aires -3:53:48 - LMT 1894 Nov
91 -4:17 - CMT 1920 May # Cordoba Mean Time
92 -4:00 - AST 1930 Dec
93 -4:00 Arg A%sT 1969 Oct 5
94 -3:00 Arg E%sT
95
96# ZONE-DESCR America Buenos_Aires Argentina All points
97
98# Bolivia
99# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
100Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890
101 -4:33 - LPMT 1931 Oct 15 # La Paz Mean Time
102 -4:33 1:00 LPDT 1932 Mar 21
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2
3# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
4# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
5# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future).
6
7# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993):
8# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is
9# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (3rd edition),
10# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1991).
11# Except where otherwise noted, it is the source for the data below.
12#
13# I invented the abbreviations marked `*' in the following table;
14# the rest are from earlier versions of this file, or from other sources.
15# Some of these are just plausible excuses for common English abbreviations.
16# Corrections are welcome!
17# std dst
18# LMT Local Mean Time
19# -2:00 FST FDT Fernando de Noronha
20# -3:00 EST EDT Eastern South America (conflicts with -5:00)
21# -4:00 AST ADT Andes*, Antilles*, Asuncion*, Atlantic
22# -4:00 CST CDT Chile (conflicts with -6:00)
23# -4:00 WST WDT Western Brazil
24# -5:00 AST ADT Acre (conflicts with -4:00)
25# -5:00 EST EDT Eastern, Ecuador*
26# -6:00 CST CDT Archipelago of Columbus*, Central
27# -7:00 MST MDT Mataveri*, Mountain
28#
29# See the `africa' file for Zone naming conventions.
30
31# From Guy Harris:
32# From Official Airline Guide - Worldwide Edition (1987). Countries not
33# listed here do not observe DST, according to the OAG. Time zone names
34# are pure inventions, and none are supplied for countries not observing
35# DST; updates from natives would be appreciated. The times that DST
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44
45# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988):
46# Argentina: first Sunday in October to first Sunday in April since 1976.
47# Double Summer time from 1969 to 1974. Switches at midnight.
48
49# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 19889):
50# ARGENTINA 3 H BEHIND UTC
51
52# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
53Rule Arg 1930 only - Dec 1 0:00 1:00 D
54Rule Arg 1931 only - Apr 1 0:00 0 S
55Rule Arg 1931 only - Oct 15 0:00 1:00 D
56Rule Arg 1932 1940 - Mar 1 0:00 0 S
57Rule Arg 1932 1939 - Nov 1 0:00 1:00 D
58Rule Arg 1940 only - Jul 1 0:00 1:00 D
59Rule Arg 1941 only - Jun 15 0:00 0 S
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74Rule Arg 1974 1976 - Oct Sun<=7 0:00 1:00 D
75Rule Arg 1975 1977 - Apr Sun<=7 0:00 0 S
76Rule Arg 1985 only - Nov 2 0:00 1:00 D
77Rule Arg 1986 only - Mar 14 0:00 0 S
78Rule Arg 1986 1987 - Oct 25 0:00 1:00 D
79Rule Arg 1987 only - Feb 13 0:00 0 S
80Rule Arg 1988 only - Feb 7 0:00 0 S
81Rule Arg 1988 only - Dec 1 0:00 1:00 D
82Rule Arg 1989 only - Mar 16 0:00 0 S
83Rule Arg 1989 only - Oct 15 0:00 1:00 D
84Rule Arg 1990 only - Mar 4 0:00 0 S
85# _The Economist_ (8 Jan 1994, p 42) reports that Argentina
86# had DST in 1991-2 and 1992-3, but not in 1990-1 or in 1993-4.
87# It has something to do with electricity companies meeting demand in summer.
88# We don't know the 1991-3 transition times, unfortunately.
89# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
90Zone America/Buenos_Aires -3:53:48 - LMT 1894 Nov
91 -4:17 - CMT 1920 May # Cordoba Mean Time
92 -4:00 - AST 1930 Dec
93 -4:00 Arg A%sT 1969 Oct 5
94 -3:00 Arg E%sT
95
96# ZONE-DESCR America Buenos_Aires Argentina All points
97
98# Bolivia
99# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
100Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890
101 -4:33 - LPMT 1931 Oct 15 # La Paz Mean Time
102 -4:33 1:00 LPDT 1932 Mar 21
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