1# <pre>
2# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
3# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
4
5# From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15):
6# To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see
7# <a href="http://www.comnap.aq/comnap/comnap.nsf/P/Stations/">
8# COMNAP - Stations and Bases
9# </a>
10# and
11# <a href="http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/bob/periant.htm">
12# Summary of the Peri-Antarctic Islands (1998-07-23)
13# </a>
14# for information.
15# Unless otherwise specified, we have no time zone information.
16#
17# Except for the French entries,
18# I made up all time zone abbreviations mentioned here; corrections welcome!
| 1# <pre>
2# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
3# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
4
5# From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15):
6# To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see
7# <a href="http://www.comnap.aq/comnap/comnap.nsf/P/Stations/">
8# COMNAP - Stations and Bases
9# </a>
10# and
11# <a href="http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/bob/periant.htm">
12# Summary of the Peri-Antarctic Islands (1998-07-23)
13# </a>
14# for information.
15# Unless otherwise specified, we have no time zone information.
16#
17# Except for the French entries,
18# I made up all time zone abbreviations mentioned here; corrections welcome!
|
19# FORMAT is `zzz' and GMTOFF is 0 for locations while uninhabited.
| 19# FORMAT is 'zzz' and GMTOFF is 0 for locations while uninhabited.
|
20
| 20
|
21# These rules are stolen from the `southamerica' file.
| 21# These rules are stolen from the 'southamerica' file.
|
22# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
23Rule ArgAQ 1964 1966 - Mar 1 0:00 0 -
24Rule ArgAQ 1964 1966 - Oct 15 0:00 1:00 S
25Rule ArgAQ 1967 only - Apr 2 0:00 0 -
26Rule ArgAQ 1967 1968 - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
27Rule ArgAQ 1968 1969 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 0 -
28Rule ArgAQ 1974 only - Jan 23 0:00 1:00 S
29Rule ArgAQ 1974 only - May 1 0:00 0 -
30Rule ChileAQ 1972 1986 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
31Rule ChileAQ 1974 1987 - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S
32Rule ChileAQ 1987 only - Apr 12 3:00u 0 -
33Rule ChileAQ 1988 1989 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
34Rule ChileAQ 1988 only - Oct Sun>=1 4:00u 1:00 S
35Rule ChileAQ 1989 only - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S
36Rule ChileAQ 1990 only - Mar 18 3:00u 0 -
37Rule ChileAQ 1990 only - Sep 16 4:00u 1:00 S
38Rule ChileAQ 1991 1996 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
39Rule ChileAQ 1991 1997 - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S
40Rule ChileAQ 1997 only - Mar 30 3:00u 0 -
41Rule ChileAQ 1998 only - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
42Rule ChileAQ 1998 only - Sep 27 4:00u 1:00 S
43Rule ChileAQ 1999 only - Apr 4 3:00u 0 -
44Rule ChileAQ 1999 2010 - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S
45Rule ChileAQ 2000 2007 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
46# N.B.: the end of March 29 in Chile is March 30 in Universal time,
47# which is used below in specifying the transition.
48Rule ChileAQ 2008 only - Mar 30 3:00u 0 -
49Rule ChileAQ 2009 only - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
50Rule ChileAQ 2010 only - Apr Sun>=1 3:00u 0 -
51Rule ChileAQ 2011 only - May Sun>=2 3:00u 0 -
52Rule ChileAQ 2011 only - Aug Sun>=16 4:00u 1:00 S
53Rule ChileAQ 2012 max - Apr Sun>=23 3:00u 0 -
54Rule ChileAQ 2012 max - Sep Sun>=2 4:00u 1:00 S
55
56# Argentina - year-round bases
57# Belgrano II, Confin Coast, -770227-0343737, since 1972-02-05
58# Esperanza, San Martin Land, -6323-05659, since 1952-12-17
59# Jubany, Potter Peninsula, King George Island, -6414-0602320, since 1982-01
60# Marambio, Seymour I, -6414-05637, since 1969-10-29
61# Orcadas, Laurie I, -6016-04444, since 1904-02-22
62# San Martin, Debenham I, -6807-06708, since 1951-03-21
63# (except 1960-03 / 1976-03-21)
64
65# Australia - territories
66# Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited)
67# previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered
68# <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20021204222245/http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html">
69# Margaret Turner reports
70# </a> (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST;
71# presumably this is when they have visitors.
72#
73# year-round bases
74# Casey, Bailey Peninsula, -6617+11032, since 1969
75# Davis, Vestfold Hills, -6835+07759, since 1957-01-13
76# (except 1964-11 - 1969-02)
77# Mawson, Holme Bay, -6736+06253, since 1954-02-13
78
79# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-11):
80# Three Australian stations in Antarctica have changed their time zone:
81# Casey moved from UTC+8 to UTC+11
82# Davis moved from UTC+7 to UTC+5
83# Mawson moved from UTC+6 to UTC+5
84# The changes occurred on 2009-10-18 at 02:00 (local times).
85#
86# Government source: (Australian Antarctic Division)
87# <a href="http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=37079">
88# http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=37079
89# </a>
90#
91# We have more background information here:
92# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html">
93# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html
94# </a>
95
96# From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-10):
97# We got these changes from the Australian Antarctic Division: ...
98#
99# - Casey station reverted to its normal time of UTC+8 on 5 March 2010.
100# The change to UTC+11 is being considered as a regular summer thing but
101# has not been decided yet.
102#
103# - Davis station will revert to its normal time of UTC+7 at 10 March 2010
104# 20:00 UTC.
105#
106# - Mawson station stays on UTC+5.
107#
108# Background:
109# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antartica-time-changes-2010.html">
110# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antartica-time-changes-2010.html
111# </a>
112
113# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
114Zone Antarctica/Casey 0 - zzz 1969
115 8:00 - WST 2009 Oct 18 2:00
116 # Western (Aus) Standard Time
117 11:00 - CAST 2010 Mar 5 2:00
118 # Casey Time
119 8:00 - WST 2011 Oct 28 2:00
120 11:00 - CAST 2012 Feb 21 17:00u
121 8:00 - WST
122Zone Antarctica/Davis 0 - zzz 1957 Jan 13
123 7:00 - DAVT 1964 Nov # Davis Time
124 0 - zzz 1969 Feb
125 7:00 - DAVT 2009 Oct 18 2:00
126 5:00 - DAVT 2010 Mar 10 20:00u
127 7:00 - DAVT 2011 Oct 28 2:00
128 5:00 - DAVT 2012 Feb 21 20:00u
129 7:00 - DAVT
130Zone Antarctica/Mawson 0 - zzz 1954 Feb 13
131 6:00 - MAWT 2009 Oct 18 2:00
132 # Mawson Time
133 5:00 - MAWT
134# References:
135# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/casey/casey_aws.html">
136# Casey Weather (1998-02-26)
137# </a>
138# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/davis/video.html">
139# Davis Station, Antarctica (1998-02-26)
140# </a>
141# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/mawson/video.html">
142# Mawson Station, Antarctica (1998-02-25)
143# </a>
144
145# Brazil - year-round base
146# Comandante Ferraz, King George Island, -6205+05824, since 1983/4
147
148# Chile - year-round bases and towns
149# Escudero, South Shetland Is, -621157-0585735, since 1994
150# Presidente Eduadro Frei, King George Island, -6214-05848, since 1969-03-07
151# General Bernardo O'Higgins, Antarctic Peninsula, -6319-05704, since 1948-02
152# Capitan Arturo Prat, -6230-05941
153# Villa Las Estrellas (a town), around the Frei base, since 1984-04-09
154# These locations have always used Santiago time; use TZ='America/Santiago'.
155
156# China - year-round bases
157# Great Wall, King George Island, -6213-05858, since 1985-02-20
158# Zhongshan, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, -6922+07623, since 1989-02-26
159
160# France - year-round bases
161#
162# From Antoine Leca (1997-01-20):
163# Time data are from Nicole Pailleau at the IFRTP
164# (French Institute for Polar Research and Technology).
165# She confirms that French Southern Territories and Terre Adelie bases
166# don't observe daylight saving time, even if Terre Adelie supplies came
167# from Tasmania.
168#
169# French Southern Territories with year-round inhabitants
170#
171# Martin-de-Vivies Base, Amsterdam Island, -374105+0773155, since 1950
172# Alfred-Faure Base, Crozet Islands, -462551+0515152, since 1964
173# Port-aux-Francais, Kerguelen Islands, -492110+0701303, since 1951;
174# whaling & sealing station operated 1908/1914, 1920/1929, and 1951/1956
175#
176# St Paul Island - near Amsterdam, uninhabited
177# fishing stations operated variously 1819/1931
178#
179# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
180Zone Indian/Kerguelen 0 - zzz 1950 # Port-aux-Francais
181 5:00 - TFT # ISO code TF Time
182#
183# year-round base in the main continent
184# Dumont-d'Urville, Ile des Petrels, -6640+14001, since 1956-11
185#
186# Another base at Port-Martin, 50km east, began operation in 1947.
187# It was destroyed by fire on 1952-01-14.
188#
189# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
190Zone Antarctica/DumontDUrville 0 - zzz 1947
191 10:00 - PMT 1952 Jan 14 # Port-Martin Time
192 0 - zzz 1956 Nov
193 10:00 - DDUT # Dumont-d'Urville Time
194# Reference:
195# <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumont_d'Urville_Station">
196# Dumont d'Urville Station (2005-12-05)
197# </a>
198
199# Germany - year-round base
200# Georg von Neumayer, -7039-00815
201
202# India - year-round base
203# Dakshin Gangotri, -7005+01200
204
205# Japan - year-round bases
206# Dome Fuji, -7719+03942
207# Syowa, -690022+0393524
208#
209# From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06):
210# In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time.
211#
212# Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan,
213# was established on 1957-01-29. Since Syowa station is still the main
214# station of Japan, it's appropriate for the principal location.
215# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
216Zone Antarctica/Syowa 0 - zzz 1957 Jan 29
217 3:00 - SYOT # Syowa Time
218# See:
219# <a href="http://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/ara01.html">
220# NIPR Antarctic Research Activities (1999-08-17)
221# </a>
222
223# S Korea - year-round base
224# King Sejong, King George Island, -6213-05847, since 1988
225
226# New Zealand - claims
227# Balleny Islands (never inhabited)
228# Scott Island (never inhabited)
229#
230# year-round base
| 22# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
23Rule ArgAQ 1964 1966 - Mar 1 0:00 0 -
24Rule ArgAQ 1964 1966 - Oct 15 0:00 1:00 S
25Rule ArgAQ 1967 only - Apr 2 0:00 0 -
26Rule ArgAQ 1967 1968 - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
27Rule ArgAQ 1968 1969 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 0 -
28Rule ArgAQ 1974 only - Jan 23 0:00 1:00 S
29Rule ArgAQ 1974 only - May 1 0:00 0 -
30Rule ChileAQ 1972 1986 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
31Rule ChileAQ 1974 1987 - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S
32Rule ChileAQ 1987 only - Apr 12 3:00u 0 -
33Rule ChileAQ 1988 1989 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
34Rule ChileAQ 1988 only - Oct Sun>=1 4:00u 1:00 S
35Rule ChileAQ 1989 only - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S
36Rule ChileAQ 1990 only - Mar 18 3:00u 0 -
37Rule ChileAQ 1990 only - Sep 16 4:00u 1:00 S
38Rule ChileAQ 1991 1996 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
39Rule ChileAQ 1991 1997 - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S
40Rule ChileAQ 1997 only - Mar 30 3:00u 0 -
41Rule ChileAQ 1998 only - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
42Rule ChileAQ 1998 only - Sep 27 4:00u 1:00 S
43Rule ChileAQ 1999 only - Apr 4 3:00u 0 -
44Rule ChileAQ 1999 2010 - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S
45Rule ChileAQ 2000 2007 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
46# N.B.: the end of March 29 in Chile is March 30 in Universal time,
47# which is used below in specifying the transition.
48Rule ChileAQ 2008 only - Mar 30 3:00u 0 -
49Rule ChileAQ 2009 only - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
50Rule ChileAQ 2010 only - Apr Sun>=1 3:00u 0 -
51Rule ChileAQ 2011 only - May Sun>=2 3:00u 0 -
52Rule ChileAQ 2011 only - Aug Sun>=16 4:00u 1:00 S
53Rule ChileAQ 2012 max - Apr Sun>=23 3:00u 0 -
54Rule ChileAQ 2012 max - Sep Sun>=2 4:00u 1:00 S
55
56# Argentina - year-round bases
57# Belgrano II, Confin Coast, -770227-0343737, since 1972-02-05
58# Esperanza, San Martin Land, -6323-05659, since 1952-12-17
59# Jubany, Potter Peninsula, King George Island, -6414-0602320, since 1982-01
60# Marambio, Seymour I, -6414-05637, since 1969-10-29
61# Orcadas, Laurie I, -6016-04444, since 1904-02-22
62# San Martin, Debenham I, -6807-06708, since 1951-03-21
63# (except 1960-03 / 1976-03-21)
64
65# Australia - territories
66# Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited)
67# previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered
68# <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20021204222245/http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html">
69# Margaret Turner reports
70# </a> (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST;
71# presumably this is when they have visitors.
72#
73# year-round bases
74# Casey, Bailey Peninsula, -6617+11032, since 1969
75# Davis, Vestfold Hills, -6835+07759, since 1957-01-13
76# (except 1964-11 - 1969-02)
77# Mawson, Holme Bay, -6736+06253, since 1954-02-13
78
79# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-11):
80# Three Australian stations in Antarctica have changed their time zone:
81# Casey moved from UTC+8 to UTC+11
82# Davis moved from UTC+7 to UTC+5
83# Mawson moved from UTC+6 to UTC+5
84# The changes occurred on 2009-10-18 at 02:00 (local times).
85#
86# Government source: (Australian Antarctic Division)
87# <a href="http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=37079">
88# http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=37079
89# </a>
90#
91# We have more background information here:
92# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html">
93# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html
94# </a>
95
96# From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-10):
97# We got these changes from the Australian Antarctic Division: ...
98#
99# - Casey station reverted to its normal time of UTC+8 on 5 March 2010.
100# The change to UTC+11 is being considered as a regular summer thing but
101# has not been decided yet.
102#
103# - Davis station will revert to its normal time of UTC+7 at 10 March 2010
104# 20:00 UTC.
105#
106# - Mawson station stays on UTC+5.
107#
108# Background:
109# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antartica-time-changes-2010.html">
110# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antartica-time-changes-2010.html
111# </a>
112
113# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
114Zone Antarctica/Casey 0 - zzz 1969
115 8:00 - WST 2009 Oct 18 2:00
116 # Western (Aus) Standard Time
117 11:00 - CAST 2010 Mar 5 2:00
118 # Casey Time
119 8:00 - WST 2011 Oct 28 2:00
120 11:00 - CAST 2012 Feb 21 17:00u
121 8:00 - WST
122Zone Antarctica/Davis 0 - zzz 1957 Jan 13
123 7:00 - DAVT 1964 Nov # Davis Time
124 0 - zzz 1969 Feb
125 7:00 - DAVT 2009 Oct 18 2:00
126 5:00 - DAVT 2010 Mar 10 20:00u
127 7:00 - DAVT 2011 Oct 28 2:00
128 5:00 - DAVT 2012 Feb 21 20:00u
129 7:00 - DAVT
130Zone Antarctica/Mawson 0 - zzz 1954 Feb 13
131 6:00 - MAWT 2009 Oct 18 2:00
132 # Mawson Time
133 5:00 - MAWT
134# References:
135# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/casey/casey_aws.html">
136# Casey Weather (1998-02-26)
137# </a>
138# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/davis/video.html">
139# Davis Station, Antarctica (1998-02-26)
140# </a>
141# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/mawson/video.html">
142# Mawson Station, Antarctica (1998-02-25)
143# </a>
144
145# Brazil - year-round base
146# Comandante Ferraz, King George Island, -6205+05824, since 1983/4
147
148# Chile - year-round bases and towns
149# Escudero, South Shetland Is, -621157-0585735, since 1994
150# Presidente Eduadro Frei, King George Island, -6214-05848, since 1969-03-07
151# General Bernardo O'Higgins, Antarctic Peninsula, -6319-05704, since 1948-02
152# Capitan Arturo Prat, -6230-05941
153# Villa Las Estrellas (a town), around the Frei base, since 1984-04-09
154# These locations have always used Santiago time; use TZ='America/Santiago'.
155
156# China - year-round bases
157# Great Wall, King George Island, -6213-05858, since 1985-02-20
158# Zhongshan, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, -6922+07623, since 1989-02-26
159
160# France - year-round bases
161#
162# From Antoine Leca (1997-01-20):
163# Time data are from Nicole Pailleau at the IFRTP
164# (French Institute for Polar Research and Technology).
165# She confirms that French Southern Territories and Terre Adelie bases
166# don't observe daylight saving time, even if Terre Adelie supplies came
167# from Tasmania.
168#
169# French Southern Territories with year-round inhabitants
170#
171# Martin-de-Vivies Base, Amsterdam Island, -374105+0773155, since 1950
172# Alfred-Faure Base, Crozet Islands, -462551+0515152, since 1964
173# Port-aux-Francais, Kerguelen Islands, -492110+0701303, since 1951;
174# whaling & sealing station operated 1908/1914, 1920/1929, and 1951/1956
175#
176# St Paul Island - near Amsterdam, uninhabited
177# fishing stations operated variously 1819/1931
178#
179# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
180Zone Indian/Kerguelen 0 - zzz 1950 # Port-aux-Francais
181 5:00 - TFT # ISO code TF Time
182#
183# year-round base in the main continent
184# Dumont-d'Urville, Ile des Petrels, -6640+14001, since 1956-11
185#
186# Another base at Port-Martin, 50km east, began operation in 1947.
187# It was destroyed by fire on 1952-01-14.
188#
189# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
190Zone Antarctica/DumontDUrville 0 - zzz 1947
191 10:00 - PMT 1952 Jan 14 # Port-Martin Time
192 0 - zzz 1956 Nov
193 10:00 - DDUT # Dumont-d'Urville Time
194# Reference:
195# <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumont_d'Urville_Station">
196# Dumont d'Urville Station (2005-12-05)
197# </a>
198
199# Germany - year-round base
200# Georg von Neumayer, -7039-00815
201
202# India - year-round base
203# Dakshin Gangotri, -7005+01200
204
205# Japan - year-round bases
206# Dome Fuji, -7719+03942
207# Syowa, -690022+0393524
208#
209# From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06):
210# In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time.
211#
212# Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan,
213# was established on 1957-01-29. Since Syowa station is still the main
214# station of Japan, it's appropriate for the principal location.
215# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
216Zone Antarctica/Syowa 0 - zzz 1957 Jan 29
217 3:00 - SYOT # Syowa Time
218# See:
219# <a href="http://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/ara01.html">
220# NIPR Antarctic Research Activities (1999-08-17)
221# </a>
222
223# S Korea - year-round base
224# King Sejong, King George Island, -6213-05847, since 1988
225
226# New Zealand - claims
227# Balleny Islands (never inhabited)
228# Scott Island (never inhabited)
229#
230# year-round base
|
231# Scott, Ross Island, since 1957-01, is like Antarctica/McMurdo.
| 231# Scott Base, Ross Island, since 1957-01.
232# See Pacific/Auckland.
|
232#
| 233#
|
233# These rules for New Zealand are stolen from the `australasia' file.
| 234# These rules for New Zealand are stolen from the 'australasia' file.
|
234# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
235Rule NZAQ 1974 only - Nov 3 2:00s 1:00 D
236Rule NZAQ 1975 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D
237Rule NZAQ 1989 only - Oct 8 2:00s 1:00 D
238Rule NZAQ 1990 2006 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D
239Rule NZAQ 1975 only - Feb 23 2:00s 0 S
240Rule NZAQ 1976 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
241Rule NZAQ 1990 2007 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S
242Rule NZAQ 2007 max - Sep lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D
243Rule NZAQ 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
244
245# Norway - territories
246# Bouvet (never inhabited)
247#
248# claims
249# Peter I Island (never inhabited)
250
251# Poland - year-round base
252# Arctowski, King George Island, -620945-0582745, since 1977
253
254# Russia - year-round bases
255# Bellingshausen, King George Island, -621159-0585337, since 1968-02-22
256# Mirny, Davis coast, -6633+09301, since 1956-02
257# Molodezhnaya, Alasheyev Bay, -6740+04551,
258# year-round from 1962-02 to 1999-07-01
259# Novolazarevskaya, Queen Maud Land, -7046+01150,
260# year-round from 1960/61 to 1992
261
262# Vostok, since 1957-12-16, temporarily closed 1994-02/1994-11
263# <a href="http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/QA/computers/Directions,Time,ZIP">
264# From Craig Mundell (1994-12-15)</a>:
265# Vostok, which is one of the Russian stations, is set on the same
266# time as Moscow, Russia.
267#
268# From Lee Hotz (2001-03-08):
269# I queried the folks at Columbia who spent the summer at Vostok and this is
270# what they had to say about time there:
| 235# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
236Rule NZAQ 1974 only - Nov 3 2:00s 1:00 D
237Rule NZAQ 1975 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D
238Rule NZAQ 1989 only - Oct 8 2:00s 1:00 D
239Rule NZAQ 1990 2006 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D
240Rule NZAQ 1975 only - Feb 23 2:00s 0 S
241Rule NZAQ 1976 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
242Rule NZAQ 1990 2007 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S
243Rule NZAQ 2007 max - Sep lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D
244Rule NZAQ 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
245
246# Norway - territories
247# Bouvet (never inhabited)
248#
249# claims
250# Peter I Island (never inhabited)
251
252# Poland - year-round base
253# Arctowski, King George Island, -620945-0582745, since 1977
254
255# Russia - year-round bases
256# Bellingshausen, King George Island, -621159-0585337, since 1968-02-22
257# Mirny, Davis coast, -6633+09301, since 1956-02
258# Molodezhnaya, Alasheyev Bay, -6740+04551,
259# year-round from 1962-02 to 1999-07-01
260# Novolazarevskaya, Queen Maud Land, -7046+01150,
261# year-round from 1960/61 to 1992
262
263# Vostok, since 1957-12-16, temporarily closed 1994-02/1994-11
264# <a href="http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/QA/computers/Directions,Time,ZIP">
265# From Craig Mundell (1994-12-15)</a>:
266# Vostok, which is one of the Russian stations, is set on the same
267# time as Moscow, Russia.
268#
269# From Lee Hotz (2001-03-08):
270# I queried the folks at Columbia who spent the summer at Vostok and this is
271# what they had to say about time there:
|
271# ``in the US Camp (East Camp) we have been on New Zealand (McMurdo)
| 272# "in the US Camp (East Camp) we have been on New Zealand (McMurdo)
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272# time, which is 12 hours ahead of GMT. The Russian Station Vostok was
273# 6 hours behind that (although only 2 miles away, i.e. 6 hours ahead
274# of GMT). This is a time zone I think two hours east of Moscow. The
| 273# time, which is 12 hours ahead of GMT. The Russian Station Vostok was
274# 6 hours behind that (although only 2 miles away, i.e. 6 hours ahead
275# of GMT). This is a time zone I think two hours east of Moscow. The
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275# natural time zone is in between the two: 8 hours ahead of GMT.''
| 276# natural time zone is in between the two: 8 hours ahead of GMT."
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276#
277# From Paul Eggert (2001-05-04):
278# This seems to be hopelessly confusing, so I asked Lee Hotz about it
279# in person. He said that some Antartic locations set their local
280# time so that noon is the warmest part of the day, and that this
281# changes during the year and does not necessarily correspond to mean
282# solar noon. So the Vostok time might have been whatever the clocks
283# happened to be during their visit. So we still don't really know what time
284# it is at Vostok. But we'll guess UTC+6.
285#
286Zone Antarctica/Vostok 0 - zzz 1957 Dec 16
287 6:00 - VOST # Vostok time
288
289# S Africa - year-round bases
290# Marion Island, -4653+03752
291# Sanae, -7141-00250
292
293# UK
294#
295# British Antarctic Territories (BAT) claims
296# South Orkney Islands
297# scientific station from 1903
298# whaling station at Signy I 1920/1926
299# South Shetland Islands
300#
301# year-round bases
302# Bird Island, South Georgia, -5400-03803, since 1983
303# Deception Island, -6259-06034, whaling station 1912/1931,
304# scientific station 1943/1967,
305# previously sealers and a scientific expedition wintered by accident,
306# and a garrison was deployed briefly
307# Halley, Coates Land, -7535-02604, since 1956-01-06
308# Halley is on a moving ice shelf and is periodically relocated
309# so that it is never more than 10km from its nominal location.
310# Rothera, Adelaide Island, -6734-6808, since 1976-12-01
311#
312# From Paul Eggert (2002-10-22)
313# <http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/g.html> says Rothera is -03 all year.
314#
315# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
316Zone Antarctica/Rothera 0 - zzz 1976 Dec 1
317 -3:00 - ROTT # Rothera time
318
319# Uruguay - year round base
320# Artigas, King George Island, -621104-0585107
321
322# USA - year-round bases
323#
324# Palmer, Anvers Island, since 1965 (moved 2 miles in 1968)
325#
326# From Ethan Dicks (1996-10-06):
327# It keeps the same time as Punta Arenas, Chile, because, just like us
328# and the South Pole, that's the other end of their supply line....
329# I verified with someone who was there that since 1980,
330# Palmer has followed Chile. Prior to that, before the Falklands War,
331# Palmer used to be supplied from Argentina.
332#
333# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
334Zone Antarctica/Palmer 0 - zzz 1965
335 -4:00 ArgAQ AR%sT 1969 Oct 5
336 -3:00 ArgAQ AR%sT 1982 May
337 -4:00 ChileAQ CL%sT
338#
339#
| 277#
278# From Paul Eggert (2001-05-04):
279# This seems to be hopelessly confusing, so I asked Lee Hotz about it
280# in person. He said that some Antartic locations set their local
281# time so that noon is the warmest part of the day, and that this
282# changes during the year and does not necessarily correspond to mean
283# solar noon. So the Vostok time might have been whatever the clocks
284# happened to be during their visit. So we still don't really know what time
285# it is at Vostok. But we'll guess UTC+6.
286#
287Zone Antarctica/Vostok 0 - zzz 1957 Dec 16
288 6:00 - VOST # Vostok time
289
290# S Africa - year-round bases
291# Marion Island, -4653+03752
292# Sanae, -7141-00250
293
294# UK
295#
296# British Antarctic Territories (BAT) claims
297# South Orkney Islands
298# scientific station from 1903
299# whaling station at Signy I 1920/1926
300# South Shetland Islands
301#
302# year-round bases
303# Bird Island, South Georgia, -5400-03803, since 1983
304# Deception Island, -6259-06034, whaling station 1912/1931,
305# scientific station 1943/1967,
306# previously sealers and a scientific expedition wintered by accident,
307# and a garrison was deployed briefly
308# Halley, Coates Land, -7535-02604, since 1956-01-06
309# Halley is on a moving ice shelf and is periodically relocated
310# so that it is never more than 10km from its nominal location.
311# Rothera, Adelaide Island, -6734-6808, since 1976-12-01
312#
313# From Paul Eggert (2002-10-22)
314# <http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/g.html> says Rothera is -03 all year.
315#
316# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
317Zone Antarctica/Rothera 0 - zzz 1976 Dec 1
318 -3:00 - ROTT # Rothera time
319
320# Uruguay - year round base
321# Artigas, King George Island, -621104-0585107
322
323# USA - year-round bases
324#
325# Palmer, Anvers Island, since 1965 (moved 2 miles in 1968)
326#
327# From Ethan Dicks (1996-10-06):
328# It keeps the same time as Punta Arenas, Chile, because, just like us
329# and the South Pole, that's the other end of their supply line....
330# I verified with someone who was there that since 1980,
331# Palmer has followed Chile. Prior to that, before the Falklands War,
332# Palmer used to be supplied from Argentina.
333#
334# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
335Zone Antarctica/Palmer 0 - zzz 1965
336 -4:00 ArgAQ AR%sT 1969 Oct 5
337 -3:00 ArgAQ AR%sT 1982 May
338 -4:00 ChileAQ CL%sT
339#
340#
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340# McMurdo, Ross Island, since 1955-12
341# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
342Zone Antarctica/McMurdo 0 - zzz 1956
343 12:00 NZAQ NZ%sT
| 341# McMurdo Station, Ross Island, since 1955-12
342# Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, continuously occupied since 1956-11-20
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344#
| 343#
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345# Amundsen-Scott, South Pole, continuously occupied since 1956-11-20
346#
347# From Paul Eggert (1996-09-03):
348# Normally it wouldn't have a separate entry, since it's like the
349# larger Antarctica/McMurdo since 1970, but it's too famous to omit.
350#
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351# From Chris Carrier (1996-06-27):
352# Siple, the first commander of the South Pole station,
353# stated that he would have liked to have kept GMT at the station,
354# but that he found it more convenient to keep GMT+12
355# as supplies for the station were coming from McMurdo Sound,
356# which was on GMT+12 because New Zealand was on GMT+12 all year
357# at that time (1957). (Source: Siple's book 90 degrees SOUTH.)
358#
359# From Susan Smith
360# http://www.cybertours.com/whs/pole10.html
361# (1995-11-13 16:24:56 +1300, no longer available):
362# We use the same time as McMurdo does.
363# And they use the same time as Christchurch, NZ does....
364# One last quirk about South Pole time.
365# All the electric clocks are usually wrong.
366# Something about the generators running at 60.1hertz or something
367# makes all of the clocks run fast. So every couple of days,
368# we have to go around and set them back 5 minutes or so.
369# Maybe if we let them run fast all of the time, we'd get to leave here sooner!!
370#
| 344# From Chris Carrier (1996-06-27):
345# Siple, the first commander of the South Pole station,
346# stated that he would have liked to have kept GMT at the station,
347# but that he found it more convenient to keep GMT+12
348# as supplies for the station were coming from McMurdo Sound,
349# which was on GMT+12 because New Zealand was on GMT+12 all year
350# at that time (1957). (Source: Siple's book 90 degrees SOUTH.)
351#
352# From Susan Smith
353# http://www.cybertours.com/whs/pole10.html
354# (1995-11-13 16:24:56 +1300, no longer available):
355# We use the same time as McMurdo does.
356# And they use the same time as Christchurch, NZ does....
357# One last quirk about South Pole time.
358# All the electric clocks are usually wrong.
359# Something about the generators running at 60.1hertz or something
360# makes all of the clocks run fast. So every couple of days,
361# we have to go around and set them back 5 minutes or so.
362# Maybe if we let them run fast all of the time, we'd get to leave here sooner!!
363#
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371Link Antarctica/McMurdo Antarctica/South_Pole
| 364# See 'australasia' for Antarctica/McMurdo.
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