# @(#)africa7.36

# @(#)africa7.39

# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,

# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to

# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future).

# From Paul Eggert<eggert@twinsun.com>(1999-03-22):

# From Paul Eggert (1999-03-22):

#

# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is

# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (5th edition),

#

# Previous editions of this database used WAT, CAT, SAT, and EAT

# for +0:00 through +3:00, respectively,

# but Mark R V Murray<markm@grondar.za>reports that

# but Mark R V Murray reports that

# `SAST' is the official abbreviation for +2:00 in the country of South Africa,

# `CAT' is commonly used for +2:00 in countries north of South Africa, and

# `WAT' is probably the best name for +1:00, as the common phrase for

2:00-SAST

# Liberia

# From Paul Eggert<eggert@twinsun.com>(2001-07-17):

# From Paul Eggert (2001-07-17):

# In 1972 Liberia was the last country to switch

# from a UTC offset that was not a multiple of 15 or 20 minutes.

# Howse reports that it was in honor of their president's birthday.

RuleLibya1986only-Apr 40:001:00S

RuleLibya1986only-Oct 30:000-

RuleLibya19871989-Apr 10:001:00S

RuleLibya19871990-Oct 10:000-

RuleLibya19871989-Oct 10:000-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAfrica/Tripoli0:52:44 -LMT1920

1:00LibyaCE%sT1959

0:00-GMT1934 Feb 26

-1:00-WAT1960 Jun 20

0:00-GMT

# no longer different from Bamako, but too famous to omit

ZoneAfrica/Timbuktu-0:12:04 -LMT1912

0:00-GMT

# Mauritania

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

0:00-GMT

# Tunisia

# From Gwillim Law (2005-04-30):

#

# My correspondent, Risto Nykanen, has alerted me to another adoption of DST,

# this time in Tunisia. According to Yahoo France News

# <http://fr.news.yahoo.com/050426/5/4dumk.html>, in a story attributed to AP

# and dated 2005-04-26, "Tunisia has decided to advance its official time by

# one hour, starting on Sunday, May 1. Henceforth, Tunisian time will be

# UTC+2 instead of UTC+1. The change will take place at 23:00 UTC next

# Saturday." (My translation)

#

# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2005-05-02):

# LaPresse, the first national daily newspaper ...

# <http://www.lapresse.tn/archives/archives280405/actualites/lheure.html>

# ... DST for 2005: on: Sun May 1 0h standard time, off: Fri Sept. 30,

# 1h standard time.

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

RuleTunisia1939only-Apr1523:00s1:00S

RuleTunisia1939only-Nov1823:00s0-

RuleTunisia19881990-SeplastSun 0:00s0-

RuleTunisia1989only-Mar26 0:00s1:00S

RuleTunisia1990only-May 1 0:00s1:00S

RuleTunisia2005only-May 1 0:00s1:00S

RuleTunisia2005only-Sep30 1:00s0-

# Shanks gives 0:09 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's more precise 0:09:21.

# Shanks says the 1911 switch occurred on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11.

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

# @(#)antarctica7.23

# @(#)antarctica7.25

# From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15):

# To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see

# </a>

# Brazil - year-round base

# Ferraz, King George Island, since 1983/4

#ComandanteFerraz, King George Island, -6205+05824, since 1983/4

# Chile - year-round bases and towns

# Escudero, South Shetland Is, -621157-0585735, since 1994

# Frei, King George Island, -6214-05848, since 1969-03-07

# O'Higgins, Antarctic Peninsula, -6319-05704, since 1948-02

# Prat, -6230-05941

# Villa Las Estrellas (a town),King George Island, since 1984-04-09

#Presidente EduadroFrei, King George Island, -6214-05848, since 1969-03-07

#General BernardoO'Higgins, Antarctic Peninsula, -6319-05704, since 1948-02

#Capitan ArturoPrat, -6230-05941

# Villa Las Estrellas (a town),around the Frei base, since 1984-04-09

# These locations have always used Santiago time; use TZ='America/Santiago'.

# China - year-round bases

# Great Wall, King George Island, since 1985-02-20

# Zhongshan, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, since 1989-02-26

# Great Wall, King George Island,-6213-05858,since 1985-02-20

# Zhongshan, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay,-6922+07623,since 1989-02-26

# France - year-round bases

#

# Germany - year-round base

# Georg von Neumayer

# Georg von Neumayer, -7039-00815

# India - year-round base

# Dakshin Gangotri

# Dakshin Gangotri, -7005+01200

# Japan - year-round bases

# Dome Fuji

# Syowa

# Dome Fuji, -7719+03942

# Syowa, -690022+0393524

#

# From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06):

# In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time. [See]

# <a href="http://www.crl.go.jp/uk/uk201/basyo.htm">[reference in Japanese]</a>

# and information from KAMO Hiroyasu <wd@ics.nara-wu.ac.jp>.

# and information from KAMO Hiroyasu.

#

# Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan,

# was established on 1957-01-29. Since Syowa station is still the main

# </a>

# S Korea - year-round base

# King Sejong, King George Island, since 1988

# King Sejong, King George Island,-6213-05847,since 1988

# New Zealand - claims

# Balleny Islands (never inhabited)

# Russia - year-round bases

# Bellingshausen, King George Island, -621159-0585337, since 1968-02-22

# Mirny, Davis coast, -6633+09301, since 1956-02

# Molodezhnaya, Alasheyev Bay, year-round from 1962-02 to 1999-07-01

# Molodezhnaya, Alasheyev Bay, -6740+04551,

#year-round from 1962-02 to 1999-07-01

# Novolazarevskaya, Queen Maud Land, -7046+01150,

#year-round from 1960/61 to 1992

6:00-VOST# Vostok time

# S Africa - year-round bases

# Marion Island

# Sanae

# Marion Island, -4653+03752

# Sanae, -7141-00250

# UK

#

#

# Palmer, Anvers Island, since 1965 (moved 2 miles in 1968)

#

# From Ethan Dicks<erd@mcmsun5.mcmurdo.gov>(1996-10-06):

# From Ethan Dicks (1996-10-06):

# It keeps the same time as Punta Arenas, Chile, because, just like us

# and the South Pole, that's the other end of their supply line....

# I verified with someone who was there that since 1980,