antarctica revision 75264
175264Swollman# @(#)antarctica	7.21
22744Swollman
358782Sru# From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15):
458782Sru# To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see
558782Sru# <a href="http://www.comnap.aq/comnap/comnap.nsf/P/Stations/">
658782Sru# COMNAP - Stations and Bases
743009Swollman# </a>
843009Swollman# and
943009Swollman# <a href="http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/bob/periant.htm">
1058782Sru# Summary of the Peri-Antarctic Islands (1998-07-23)
1143009Swollman# </a>
1243009Swollman# for information.
1319876Swollman# Unless otherwise specified, we have no time zone information.
1419876Swollman#
1530708Swollman# Except for the French entries,
1619876Swollman# I made up all time zone abbreviations mentioned here; corrections welcome!
1775264Swollman# FORMAT is `zzz' and GMTOFF is 0 for locations while uninhabited.
182744Swollman
1975264Swollman# These rules are stolen from the `europe' file.
2075264Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
2175264SwollmanRule	RussAQ	1981	1984	-	Apr	 1	 0:00	1:00	S
2275264SwollmanRule	RussAQ	1981	1983	-	Oct	 1	 0:00	0	-
2375264SwollmanRule	RussAQ	1984	1991	-	Sep	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
2475264SwollmanRule	RussAQ	1985	1991	-	Mar	lastSun	 2:00s	1:00	S
2575264SwollmanRule	RussAQ	1992	only	-	Mar	lastSat	 23:00	1:00	S
2675264SwollmanRule	RussAQ	1992	only	-	Sep	lastSat	 23:00	0	-
2775264SwollmanRule	RussAQ	1993	max	-	Mar	lastSun	 2:00s	1:00	S
2875264SwollmanRule	RussAQ	1993	1995	-	Sep	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
2975264SwollmanRule	RussAQ	1996	max	-	Oct	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
3075264Swollman
3120091Swollman# These rules are stolen from the `southamerica' file.
3220091Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
3320091SwollmanRule	ArgAQ	1964	1966	-	Mar	 1	0:00	0	-
3420091SwollmanRule	ArgAQ	1964	1966	-	Oct	15	0:00	1:00	S
3520091SwollmanRule	ArgAQ	1967	only	-	Apr	 1	0:00	0	-
3620091SwollmanRule	ArgAQ	1967	1968	-	Oct	Sun<=7	0:00	1:00	S
3720091SwollmanRule	ArgAQ	1968	1969	-	Apr	Sun<=7	0:00	0	-
3820091SwollmanRule	ArgAQ	1974	only	-	Jan	23	0:00	1:00	S
3920091SwollmanRule	ArgAQ	1974	only	-	May	 1	0:00	0	-
4020091SwollmanRule	ArgAQ	1974	1976	-	Oct	Sun<=7	0:00	1:00	S
4120091SwollmanRule	ArgAQ	1975	1977	-	Apr	Sun<=7	0:00	0	-
4258782SruRule	ChileAQ	1969	1997	-	Oct	Sun>=9	0:00	1:00	S
4358782SruRule	ChileAQ	1970	1998	-	Mar	Sun>=9	0:00	0	-
4458782SruRule	ChileAQ	1998	only	-	Sep	27	0:00	1:00	S
4558782SruRule	ChileAQ	1999	only	-	Apr	 4	0:00	0	-
4658782SruRule	ChileAQ	1999	max	-	Oct	Sun>=9	0:00	1:00	S
4758782SruRule	ChileAQ	2000	max	-	Mar	Sun>=9	0:00	0	-
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4920091Swollman
5058782Sru# Argentina - year-round bases
5158782Sru# Belgrano II, Confin Coast, -770227-0343737, since 1972-02-05
5258782Sru# Esperanza, San Martin Land, -6323-05659, since 1952-12-17
5358782Sru# Jubany, Potter Peninsula, King George Island, -6414-0602320, since 1982-01
5458782Sru# Marambio, Seymour I, -6414-05637, since 1969-10-29
5558782Sru# Orcadas, Laurie I, -6016-04444, since 1904-02-22
5658782Sru# San Martin, Debenham I, -6807-06708, since 1951-03-21
5758782Sru#	(except 1960-03 / 1976-03-21)
582744Swollman
5919876Swollman# Australia - territories
6030708Swollman# Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited)
6158782Sru#	previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered
6258782Sru#	<a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html">
6358782Sru#	Margaret Turner reports
6458782Sru#	</a> (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST;
6558782Sru#	presumably this is when they have visitors.
6619876Swollman#
6719876Swollman# year-round bases
6858782Sru# Casey, Bailey Peninsula, -6617+11032, since 1969
6958782Sru# Davis, Vestfold Hills, -6835+07759, since 1957-01-13
7058782Sru#	(except 1964-11 - 1969-02)
7158782Sru# Mawson, Holme Bay, -6736+06253, since 1954-02-13
7219876Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
7375264SwollmanZone Antarctica/Casey	0	-	zzz	1969
7419876Swollman			8:00	-	WST	# Western (Aus) Standard Time
7575264SwollmanZone Antarctica/Davis	0	-	zzz	1957 Jan 13
7643009Swollman			7:00	-	DAVT	1964 Nov # Davis Time
7775264Swollman			0	-	zzz	1969 Feb
7843009Swollman			7:00	-	DAVT
7975264SwollmanZone Antarctica/Mawson	0	-	zzz	1954 Feb 13
8019876Swollman			6:00	-	MAWT	# Mawson Time
8119876Swollman# References:
8243009Swollman# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/casey/casey_aws.html">
8343009Swollman# Casey Weather (1998-02-26)
8443009Swollman# </a>
8543009Swollman# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/davis/video.html">
8643009Swollman# Davis Station, Antarctica (1998-02-26)
8743009Swollman# </a>
8843009Swollman# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/mawson/video.html">
8943009Swollman# Mawson Station, Antarctica (1998-02-25)
9043009Swollman# </a>
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9219876Swollman# Brazil - year-round base
9319876Swollman# Ferraz, King George Island, since 1983/4
9414338Swollman
9558782Sru# Chile - year-round bases
9658782Sru# Escudero, South Shetland Is, -621157-0585735, since 1994
9758782Sru# Frei, King George Is, -6214-05848, since 1969
9858782Sru# O'Higgins, Antarctic Peninsula, -6319-05704, since 1948-02
9958782Sru# Prat, -6230-05941
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10119876Swollman# China - year-round bases
10219876Swollman# Great Wall, King George Island, since 1985-02-20
10319876Swollman# Zhongshan, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, since 1989-02-26
10419876Swollman
10530708Swollman# France - year-round bases
10619876Swollman#
10730708Swollman# From Antoine Leca <Antoine.Leca@Renault.FR> (1997-01-20):
10830708Swollman# Time data are from Nicole Pailleau at the IFRTP
10930708Swollman# (French Institute for Polar Research and Technology).
11030708Swollman# She confirms that French Southern Territories and Terre Adelie bases
11130708Swollman# don't observe daylight saving time, even if Terre Adelie supplies came
11230708Swollman# from Tasmania.
11330708Swollman#
11419876Swollman# French Southern Territories with year-round inhabitants
11519876Swollman#
11630708Swollman# Martin-de-Vivies Base, Amsterdam Island, -374105+0773155, since 1950
11730708Swollman# Alfred-Faure Base, Crozet Islands, -462551+0515152, since 1964
11830708Swollman# Port-aux-Francais, Kerguelen Islands, -492110+0701303, since 1951;
11958782Sru#	whaling & sealing station operated 1908/1914, 1920/1929, and 1951/1956
12030708Swollman#
12158782Sru# St Paul Island - near Amsterdam, uninhabited
12258782Sru#	fishing stations operated variously 1819/1931
12330708Swollman#
12430708Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
12575264SwollmanZone Indian/Kerguelen	0	-	zzz	1950	# Port-aux-Francais
12630708Swollman			5:00	-	TFT	# ISO code TF Time
12730708Swollman#
12830708Swollman# year-round base in the main continent
12958782Sru# Dumont-d'Urville, Ile des Petrels, -6640+14001, since 1956-11
13030708Swollman#
13130708Swollman# Another base at Port-Martin, 50km east, began operation in 1947.
13230708Swollman# It was destroyed by fire on 1952-01-14.
13330708Swollman#
13430708Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
13575264SwollmanZone Antarctica/DumontDUrville 0 -	zzz	1947
13630708Swollman			10:00	-	PMT	1952 Jan 14 # Port-Martin Time
13775264Swollman			0	-	zzz	1956 Nov
13830708Swollman			10:00	-	DDUT	# Dumont-d'Urville Time
13930708Swollman# Reference:
14043009Swollman# <a href="http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/science/reports/fr/IFRTP.html">
14143009Swollman# Support and Development of Polar Research and Technology (1997-02-03)
14243009Swollman# </a>
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14519876Swollman# Germany - year-round base
14619876Swollman# Georg von Neumayer
14719876Swollman
14819876Swollman# India - year-round base
14919876Swollman# Dakshin Gangotri
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15119876Swollman# Japan - year-round bases
15219876Swollman# Dome Fuji
15319876Swollman# Syowa
15458782Sru#
15558782Sru# From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06):
15658782Sru# In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time.  [See]
15758782Sru# <a href="http://www.crl.go.jp/uk/uk201/basyo.htm">[reference in Japanese]</a>
15858782Sru# and information from KAMO Hiroyasu <wd@ics.nara-wu.ac.jp>.
15958782Sru#
16058782Sru# Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan,
16158782Sru# was established on 1957-01-29.  Since Syowa station is still the main
16258782Sru# station of Japan, it's appropriate for the principal location.
16358782Sru# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
16475264SwollmanZone Antarctica/Syowa	0	-	zzz	1957 Jan 29
16558782Sru			3:00	-	SYOT	# Syowa Time
16658782Sru# See:
16758782Sru# <a href="http://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/ara01.html">
16858782Sru# NIPR Antarctic Research Activities (1999-08-17)
16958782Sru# </a>
17019876Swollman
17119876Swollman# S Korea - year-round base
17219876Swollman# King Sejong, King George Island, since 1988
17319876Swollman
17419876Swollman# New Zealand - claims
17530708Swollman# Balleny Islands (never inhabited)
17630708Swollman# Scott Island (never inhabited)
17719876Swollman#
17819876Swollman# year-round base
17919876Swollman# Scott, Ross Island, since 1957-01, is like Antarctica/McMurdo.
18019876Swollman#
18119876Swollman# These rules for New Zealand are stolen from the `australasia' file.
18219876Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
18319876SwollmanRule	NZAQ	1974	only	-	Nov	 3	2:00s	1:00	D
18419876SwollmanRule	NZAQ	1975	1988	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	D
18519876SwollmanRule	NZAQ	1989	only	-	Oct	 8	2:00s	1:00	D
18619876SwollmanRule	NZAQ	1990	max	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:00s	1:00	D
18719876SwollmanRule	NZAQ	1975	only	-	Feb	23	2:00s	0	S
18819876SwollmanRule	NZAQ	1976	1989	-	Mar	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	S
18919876SwollmanRule	NZAQ	1990	max	-	Mar	Sun>=15	2:00s	0	S
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19119876Swollman# Norway - territories
19230708Swollman# Bouvet (never inhabited)
19319876Swollman#
19419876Swollman# claims
19530708Swollman# Peter I Island (never inhabited)
19619876Swollman
19719876Swollman# Poland - year-round base
19858782Sru# Arctowski, King George Island, -620945-0582745, since 1977
19919876Swollman
20019876Swollman# Russia - year-round bases
20158782Sru# Bellingshausen, King George Island, -621159-0585337, since 1968-02-22
20258782Sru# Mirny, Davis coast, -6633+09301, since 1956-02
20375264Swollman# Molodezhnaya, Alasheyev Bay, year-round from 1962-02 to 1999-07-01
20475264Swollman# Novolazarevskaya, Queen Maud Land, -7046+01150,
20575264Swollman#	year-round from 1960/61 to 1992
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20775264Swollman# Vostok, since 1957-12-16, temporarily closed 1994-02/1994-11
20875264Swollman# <a href="http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/QA/computers/Directions,Time,ZIP">
20975264Swollman# From Craig Mundell (1994-12-15)</a>:
21075264Swollman# Vostok, which is one of the Russian stations, is set on the same
21175264Swollman# time as Moscow, Russia.
21275264Swollman#
21375264Swollman# From Lee Hotz (2001-03-08):
21475264Swollman# I queried the folks at Columbia who spent the summer at Vostok and this is
21575264Swollman# what they had to say about time there:
21675264Swollman# ``in the US Camp (East Camp) we have been on New Zealand (McMurdo)
21775264Swollman# time, which is 12 hours ahead of GMT. The Russian Station Vostok was
21875264Swollman# 6 hours behind that (although only 2 miles away, i.e. 6 hours ahead
21975264Swollman# of GMT). This is a time zone I think two hours east of Moscow. The
22075264Swollman# natural time zone is in between the two: 8 hours ahead of GMT.''
22175264Swollman#
22275264SwollmanZone Antarctica/Vostok	0	-	zzz	1957 Dec 16
22375264Swollman			6:00	-	VOST	# Vostok time
22475264Swollman
22519876Swollman# S Africa - year-round bases
22619876Swollman# Marion Island
22719876Swollman# Sanae
22819876Swollman
22919876Swollman# UK
23019876Swollman#
23119876Swollman# British Antarctic Territories (BAT) claims
23219876Swollman# South Orkney Islands
23330708Swollman#	scientific station from 1903
23458782Sru#	whaling station at Signy I 1920/1926
23519876Swollman# South Shetland Islands
23619876Swollman#
23719876Swollman# year-round bases
23858782Sru# Bird Island, South Georgia, -5400-03803, since 1983
23975264Swollman# Deception Island, -6259-06034, whaling station 1912/1931,
24075264Swollman#	scientific station 1943/1967,
24175264Swollman#	previously sealers and a scientific expedition wintered by accident,
24275264Swollman#	and a garrison was deployed briefly
24375264Swollman# Halley, Coates Land, -7535-02604, since 1956-01-06
24475264Swollman#	Halley is on a moving ice shelf and is periodically relocated
24575264Swollman#	so that it is never more than 10km from its nominal location.
24619876Swollman# Rothera, Adelaide Island, -6734-6808, since 1976-12-01
24719876Swollman
24819876Swollman# Uruguay - year round base
24958782Sru# Artigas, King George Island, -621104-0585107
25019876Swollman
25119876Swollman# USA - year-round bases
25219876Swollman#
25320091Swollman# Palmer, Anvers Island, since 1965 (moved 2 miles in 1968)
25419876Swollman#
25520091Swollman# From Ethan Dicks <erd@mcmsun5.mcmurdo.gov> (1996-10-06):
25620091Swollman# It keeps the same time as Punta Arenas, Chile, because, just like us
25720091Swollman# and the South Pole, that's the other end of their supply line....
25820091Swollman# I verified with someone who was there that since 1980,
25920091Swollman# Palmer has followed Chile.  Prior to that, before the Falklands War,
26020091Swollman# Palmer used to be supplied from Argentina.
26120091Swollman#
26220091Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
26375264SwollmanZone Antarctica/Palmer	0	-	zzz	1965
26420091Swollman			-4:00	ArgAQ	AR%sT	1969 Oct 5
26520091Swollman			-3:00	ArgAQ	AR%sT	1982 May
26620091Swollman			-4:00	ChileAQ	CL%sT
26720091Swollman#
26820091Swollman#
26975264Swollman# McMurdo, Ross Island, since 1955-12
27019876Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
27175264SwollmanZone Antarctica/McMurdo	0	-	zzz	1956
27219876Swollman			12:00	NZAQ	NZ%sT
27319876Swollman#
27475264Swollman# Amundsen-Scott, South Pole, continuously occupied since 1956-11-20
27575264Swollman#
27619876Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1996-09-03):
27719876Swollman# Normally it wouldn't have a separate entry, since it's like the
27819876Swollman# larger Antarctica/McMurdo since 1970, but it's too famous to omit.
27919876Swollman#
28019876Swollman# From Chris Carrier <72157.3334@CompuServe.COM> (1996-06-27):
28119876Swollman# Siple, the first commander of the South Pole station,
28219876Swollman# stated that he would have liked to have kept GMT at the station,
28319876Swollman# but that he found it more convenient to keep GMT+12
28419876Swollman# as supplies for the station were coming from McMurdo Sound,
28519876Swollman# which was on GMT+12 because New Zealand was on GMT+12 all year
28619876Swollman# at that time (1957).  (Source: Siple's book 90 degrees SOUTH.)
28719876Swollman#
28843009Swollman# From Susan Smith
28943009Swollman# http://www.cybertours.com/whs/pole10.html
29043009Swollman# (1995-11-13 16:24:56 +1300, no longer available):
29143009Swollman# We use the same time as McMurdo does.
29219876Swollman# And they use the same time as Christchurch, NZ does....
29319876Swollman# One last quirk about South Pole time.
29419876Swollman# All the electric clocks are usually wrong.
29519876Swollman# Something about the generators running at 60.1hertz or something
29619876Swollman# makes all of the clocks run fast.  So every couple of days,
29719876Swollman# we have to go around and set them back 5 minutes or so.
29819876Swollman# Maybe if we let them run fast all of the time, we'd get to leave here sooner!!
29919876Swollman#
30019876SwollmanLink	Antarctica/McMurdo	Antarctica/South_Pole
301