antarctica revision cedde6488e5f58449af69e4bfcb5b8c70a73a1cd
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# @(#)antarctica 8.8
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15):
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# <a href="http://www.comnap.aq/comnap/comnap.nsf/P/Stations/">
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# COMNAP - Stations and Bases
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# <a href="http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/bob/periant.htm">
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Summary of the Peri-Antarctic Islands (1998-07-23)
34964d30438020ed5219478bbd82b57291850e86Dominik Luecke# for information.
34964d30438020ed5219478bbd82b57291850e86Dominik Luecke# Unless otherwise specified, we have no time zone information.
34964d30438020ed5219478bbd82b57291850e86Dominik Luecke# Except for the French entries,
34964d30438020ed5219478bbd82b57291850e86Dominik Luecke# I made up all time zone abbreviations mentioned here; corrections welcome!
34964d30438020ed5219478bbd82b57291850e86Dominik Luecke# FORMAT is `zzz' and GMTOFF is 0 for locations while uninhabited.
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# These rules are stolen from the `europe' file.
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik LueckeRule RussAQ 1981 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik LueckeRule RussAQ 1981 1983 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian MaederRule RussAQ 1984 1991 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 -
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian MaederRule RussAQ 1985 1991 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik LueckeRule RussAQ 1992 only - Mar lastSat 23:00 1:00 S
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian MaederRule RussAQ 1992 only - Sep lastSat 23:00 0 -
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian MaederRule RussAQ 1993 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik LueckeRule RussAQ 1993 1995 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule RussAQ 1996 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 -
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# These rules are stolen from the `southamerica' file.
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik LueckeRule ArgAQ 1964 1966 - Mar 1 0:00 0 -
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian MaederRule ArgAQ 1964 1966 - Oct 15 0:00 1:00 S
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik LueckeRule ArgAQ 1967 only - Apr 2 0:00 0 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ArgAQ 1967 1968 - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik LueckeRule ArgAQ 1968 1969 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 0 -
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik LueckeRule ArgAQ 1974 only - Jan 23 0:00 1:00 S
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik LueckeRule ArgAQ 1974 only - May 1 0:00 0 -
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian MaederRule ChileAQ 1972 1986 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik LueckeRule ChileAQ 1974 1987 - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik LueckeRule ChileAQ 1987 only - Apr 12 3:00u 0 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ChileAQ 1988 1989 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ChileAQ 1988 only - Oct Sun>=1 4:00u 1:00 S
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ChileAQ 1989 only - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ChileAQ 1990 only - Mar 18 3:00u 0 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ChileAQ 1990 only - Sep 16 4:00u 1:00 S
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ChileAQ 1991 1996 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ChileAQ 1991 1997 - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ChileAQ 1997 only - Mar 30 3:00u 0 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ChileAQ 1998 only - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ChileAQ 1998 only - Sep 27 4:00u 1:00 S
e5636f167d8113960d320407cbbd7cd3580241d4Christian MaederRule ChileAQ 1999 only - Apr 4 3:00u 0 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ChileAQ 1999 max - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ChileAQ 2000 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik Luecke# These rules are stolen from the `australasia' file.
5406d70d63c7c843823cda85d3a3304c432e9f2aDominik LueckeRule AusAQ 1917 only - Jan 1 0:01 1:00 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule AusAQ 1917 only - Mar 25 2:00 0 -
61e38a4f194d3adc66646326c938eb9263a2f39bChristian MaederRule AusAQ 1942 only - Jan 1 2:00 1:00 -
5406d70d63c7c843823cda85d3a3304c432e9f2aDominik LueckeRule AusAQ 1942 only - Mar 29 2:00 0 -
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian MaederRule AusAQ 1942 only - Sep 27 2:00 1:00 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule AusAQ 1943 1944 - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule AusAQ 1943 only - Oct 3 2:00 1:00 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ATAQ 1967 only - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ATAQ 1968 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ATAQ 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ATAQ 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 2:00s 0 -
470f06616bf0701c5a3200c237477f8da34834a0Dominik LueckeRule ATAQ 1972 only - Feb lastSun 2:00s 0 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ATAQ 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 -
470f06616bf0701c5a3200c237477f8da34834a0Dominik LueckeRule ATAQ 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ATAQ 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ATAQ 1986 only - Oct Sun>=15 2:00s 1:00 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ATAQ 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ATAQ 1987 only - Oct Sun>=22 2:00s 1:00 -
e5636f167d8113960d320407cbbd7cd3580241d4Christian MaederRule ATAQ 1988 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 -
470f06616bf0701c5a3200c237477f8da34834a0Dominik LueckeRule ATAQ 1991 1999 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ATAQ 1991 2005 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 -
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule ATAQ 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00s 1:00 -
841716179ae865e8d61e4595b58965ede2722cdfDominik LueckeRule ATAQ 2001 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 -
841716179ae865e8d61e4595b58965ede2722cdfDominik LueckeRule ATAQ 2006 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 -
841716179ae865e8d61e4595b58965ede2722cdfDominik LueckeRule ATAQ 2007 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 -
841716179ae865e8d61e4595b58965ede2722cdfDominik LueckeRule ATAQ 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 -
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# Argentina - year-round bases
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# Belgrano II, Confin Coast, -770227-0343737, since 1972-02-05
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# Esperanza, San Martin Land, -6323-05659, since 1952-12-17
e5636f167d8113960d320407cbbd7cd3580241d4Christian Maeder# Jubany, Potter Peninsula, King George Island, -6414-0602320, since 1982-01
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik Luecke# Marambio, Seymour I, -6414-05637, since 1969-10-29
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik Luecke# Orcadas, Laurie I, -6016-04444, since 1904-02-22
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik Luecke# San Martin, Debenham I, -6807-06708, since 1951-03-21
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik Luecke# (except 1960-03 / 1976-03-21)
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik Luecke# Australia - territories
d98cfdc55591a9982c8ec759520b6a4c28bd9f55Dominik Luecke# Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited)
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik Luecke# <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20021204222245/http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html">
d98cfdc55591a9982c8ec759520b6a4c28bd9f55Dominik Luecke# Margaret Turner reports
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik Luecke# </a> (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST;
470f06616bf0701c5a3200c237477f8da34834a0Dominik Luecke# presumably this is when they have visitors.
470f06616bf0701c5a3200c237477f8da34834a0Dominik Luecke# year-round bases
470f06616bf0701c5a3200c237477f8da34834a0Dominik Luecke# Casey, Bailey Peninsula, -6617+11032, since 1969
470f06616bf0701c5a3200c237477f8da34834a0Dominik Luecke# Davis, Vestfold Hills, -6835+07759, since 1957-01-13
d98cfdc55591a9982c8ec759520b6a4c28bd9f55Dominik Luecke# (except 1964-11 - 1969-02)
34964d30438020ed5219478bbd82b57291850e86Dominik Luecke# Mawson, Holme Bay, -6736+06253, since 1954-02-13
e5636f167d8113960d320407cbbd7cd3580241d4Christian Maeder# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-11):
34964d30438020ed5219478bbd82b57291850e86Dominik Luecke# Three Australian stations in Antarctica have changed their time zone:
34964d30438020ed5219478bbd82b57291850e86Dominik Luecke# Casey moved from UTC+8 to UTC+11
34964d30438020ed5219478bbd82b57291850e86Dominik Luecke# Davis moved from UTC+7 to UTC+5
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# Mawson moved from UTC+6 to UTC+5
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# The changes occurred on 2009-10-18 at 02:00 (local times).
d98cfdc55591a9982c8ec759520b6a4c28bd9f55Dominik Luecke# Government source: (Australian Antarctic Division)
d98cfdc55591a9982c8ec759520b6a4c28bd9f55Dominik Luecke# <a href="http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=37079">
e5636f167d8113960d320407cbbd7cd3580241d4Christian Maeder# http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=37079
d98cfdc55591a9982c8ec759520b6a4c28bd9f55Dominik Luecke# We have more background information here:
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html">
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html
d98cfdc55591a9982c8ec759520b6a4c28bd9f55Dominik Luecke# From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-10):
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# We got these changes from the Australian Antarctic Division:
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# - Macquarie Island will stay on UTC+11 for winter and therefore not
e5636f167d8113960d320407cbbd7cd3580241d4Christian Maeder# switch back from daylight savings time when other parts of Australia do
e5636f167d8113960d320407cbbd7cd3580241d4Christian Maeder# - Casey station reverted to its normal time of UTC+8 on 5 March 2010.
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# The change to UTC+11 is being considered as a regular summer thing but
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik Luecke# has not been decided yet.
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# - Davis station will revert to its normal time of UTC+7 at 10 March 2010
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# - Mawson station stays on UTC+5.
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik Luecke# In addition to the Rule changes for Casey/Davis, it means that Macquarie
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# will no longer be like Hobart and will have to have its own Zone created.
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antartica-time-changes-2010.html">
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik Luecke# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antartica-time-changes-2010.html
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeZone Antarctica/Casey 0 - zzz 1969
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke 8:00 - WST 2009 Oct 18 2:00
d98cfdc55591a9982c8ec759520b6a4c28bd9f55Dominik Luecke # Western (Aus) Standard Time
d98cfdc55591a9982c8ec759520b6a4c28bd9f55Dominik Luecke 11:00 - CAST 2010 Mar 5 2:00
d98cfdc55591a9982c8ec759520b6a4c28bd9f55Dominik LueckeZone Antarctica/Davis 0 - zzz 1957 Jan 13
d98cfdc55591a9982c8ec759520b6a4c28bd9f55Dominik Luecke 7:00 - DAVT 1964 Nov # Davis Time
d98cfdc55591a9982c8ec759520b6a4c28bd9f55Dominik Luecke 0 - zzz 1969 Feb
d98cfdc55591a9982c8ec759520b6a4c28bd9f55Dominik Luecke 7:00 - DAVT 2009 Oct 18 2:00
e5636f167d8113960d320407cbbd7cd3580241d4Christian Maeder 5:00 - DAVT 2010 Mar 10 20:00u
d98cfdc55591a9982c8ec759520b6a4c28bd9f55Dominik LueckeZone Antarctica/Mawson 0 - zzz 1954 Feb 13
d98cfdc55591a9982c8ec759520b6a4c28bd9f55Dominik Luecke 6:00 - MAWT 2009 Oct 18 2:00
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik Luecke # Mawson Time
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke 10:00 - EST 1916 Oct 1 2:00
e5636f167d8113960d320407cbbd7cd3580241d4Christian Maeder 10:00 1:00 EST 1917 Feb
e5636f167d8113960d320407cbbd7cd3580241d4Christian Maeder 10:00 AusAQ EST 1967
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke 10:00 ATAQ EST 2010 Apr 4 3:00
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke 11:00 - MIST # Macquarie Island Time
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/casey/casey_aws.html">
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Casey Weather (1998-02-26)
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/davis/video.html">
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Davis Station, Antarctica (1998-02-26)
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/mawson/video.html">
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik Luecke# Mawson Station, Antarctica (1998-02-25)
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# Brazil - year-round base
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik Luecke# Comandante Ferraz, King George Island, -6205+05824, since 1983/4
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Chile - year-round bases and towns
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Escudero, South Shetland Is, -621157-0585735, since 1994
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Presidente Eduadro Frei, King George Island, -6214-05848, since 1969-03-07
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# General Bernardo O'Higgins, Antarctic Peninsula, -6319-05704, since 1948-02
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# Capitan Arturo Prat, -6230-05941
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Villa Las Estrellas (a town), around the Frei base, since 1984-04-09
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# These locations have always used Santiago time; use TZ='America/Santiago'.
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# China - year-round bases
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Great Wall, King George Island, -6213-05858, since 1985-02-20
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Zhongshan, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, -6922+07623, since 1989-02-26
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# France - year-round bases
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# From Antoine Leca (1997-01-20):
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Time data are from Nicole Pailleau at the IFRTP
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# (French Institute for Polar Research and Technology).
e5636f167d8113960d320407cbbd7cd3580241d4Christian Maeder# She confirms that French Southern Territories and Terre Adelie bases
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# don't observe daylight saving time, even if Terre Adelie supplies came
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# from Tasmania.
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# French Southern Territories with year-round inhabitants
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# Martin-de-Vivies Base, Amsterdam Island, -374105+0773155, since 1950
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Alfred-Faure Base, Crozet Islands, -462551+0515152, since 1964
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Port-aux-Francais, Kerguelen Islands, -492110+0701303, since 1951;
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# whaling & sealing station operated 1908/1914, 1920/1929, and 1951/1956
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# St Paul Island - near Amsterdam, uninhabited
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# fishing stations operated variously 1819/1931
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik LueckeZone Indian/Kerguelen 0 - zzz 1950 # Port-aux-Francais
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke 5:00 - TFT # ISO code TF Time
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# year-round base in the main continent
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Dumont-d'Urville, Ile des Petrels, -6640+14001, since 1956-11
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Another base at Port-Martin, 50km east, began operation in 1947.
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# It was destroyed by fire on 1952-01-14.
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder 10:00 - PMT 1952 Jan 14 # Port-Martin Time
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke 0 - zzz 1956 Nov
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke 10:00 - DDUT # Dumont-d'Urville Time
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumont_d'Urville_Station">
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Dumont d'Urville Station (2005-12-05)
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# Germany - year-round base
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Georg von Neumayer, -7039-00815
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# India - year-round base
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# Dakshin Gangotri, -7005+01200
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Japan - year-round bases
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# Dome Fuji, -7719+03942
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# Syowa, -690022+0393524
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06):
5e5d3e82af3bc2834f8718a52d9f45da80220273Dominik Luecke# In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time.
b7e423e8f5a1093a98fd3be5ddcc6307d4a63ebcDominik Luecke# Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan,
b7e423e8f5a1093a98fd3be5ddcc6307d4a63ebcDominik Luecke# was established on 1957-01-29. Since Syowa station is still the main
b7e423e8f5a1093a98fd3be5ddcc6307d4a63ebcDominik Luecke# station of Japan, it's appropriate for the principal location.
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
b7e423e8f5a1093a98fd3be5ddcc6307d4a63ebcDominik LueckeZone Antarctica/Syowa 0 - zzz 1957 Jan 29
b7e423e8f5a1093a98fd3be5ddcc6307d4a63ebcDominik Luecke 3:00 - SYOT # Syowa Time
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# <a href="http://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/ara01.html">
b7e423e8f5a1093a98fd3be5ddcc6307d4a63ebcDominik Luecke# NIPR Antarctic Research Activities (1999-08-17)
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# S Korea - year-round base
b7e423e8f5a1093a98fd3be5ddcc6307d4a63ebcDominik Luecke# King Sejong, King George Island, -6213-05847, since 1988
b7e423e8f5a1093a98fd3be5ddcc6307d4a63ebcDominik Luecke# New Zealand - claims
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# Balleny Islands (never inhabited)
1fb981ffeaa43aff14d25dc89aa0139d4929282dDominik Luecke# Scott Island (never inhabited)
1fb981ffeaa43aff14d25dc89aa0139d4929282dDominik Luecke# year-round base
10b02b2343246df6773585636fe3ddbefa3b6a1bChristian Maeder# Scott, Ross Island, since 1957-01, is like Antarctica/McMurdo.
e5636f167d8113960d320407cbbd7cd3580241d4Christian Maeder# These rules for New Zealand are stolen from the `australasia' file.
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik Luecke# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule NZAQ 1974 only - Nov 3 2:00s 1:00 D
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule NZAQ 1975 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule NZAQ 1989 only - Oct 8 2:00s 1:00 D
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule NZAQ 1990 2006 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule NZAQ 1975 only - Feb 23 2:00s 0 S
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule NZAQ 1976 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
05a206508bc898f87fe6ab6e069814df3c29d303Dominik LueckeRule NZAQ 1990 2007 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S
# 6 hours behind that (although only 2 miles away, i.e. 6 hours ahead
Zone Antarctica/Vostok 0 - zzz 1957 Dec 16
# <http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/g.html> says Rothera is -03 all year.
Zone Antarctica/Rothera 0 - zzz 1976 Dec 1
Zone Antarctica/Palmer 0 - zzz 1965
Zone Antarctica/McMurdo 0 - zzz 1956
# larger Antarctica/McMurdo since 1970, but it's too famous to omit.