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    14 # for information.
    14 # for information.
    15 # Unless otherwise specified, we have no time zone information.
    15 # Unless otherwise specified, we have no time zone information.
    16 #
    16 #
    17 # Except for the French entries,
    17 # Except for the French entries,
    18 # I made up all time zone abbreviations mentioned here; corrections welcome!
    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
    22 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
    23 Rule	ArgAQ	1964	1966	-	Mar	 1	0:00	0	-
    23 Rule	ArgAQ	1964	1966	-	Mar	 1	0:00	0	-
    24 Rule	ArgAQ	1964	1966	-	Oct	15	0:00	1:00	S
    24 Rule	ArgAQ	1964	1966	-	Oct	15	0:00	1:00	S
    25 Rule	ArgAQ	1967	only	-	Apr	 2	0:00	0	-
    25 Rule	ArgAQ	1967	only	-	Apr	 2	0:00	0	-
    26 Rule	ArgAQ	1967	1968	-	Oct	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	S
    26 Rule	ArgAQ	1967	1968	-	Oct	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	S
   226 # New Zealand - claims
   226 # New Zealand - claims
   227 # Balleny Islands (never inhabited)
   227 # Balleny Islands (never inhabited)
   228 # Scott Island (never inhabited)
   228 # Scott Island (never inhabited)
   229 #
   229 #
   230 # year-round base
   230 # year-round base
   231 # Scott, Ross Island, since 1957-01, is like Antarctica/McMurdo.
   231 # Scott Base, Ross Island, since 1957-01.
   232 #
   232 # See Pacific/Auckland.
   233 # These rules for New Zealand are stolen from the `australasia' file.
       
   234 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
       
   235 Rule	NZAQ	1974	only	-	Nov	 3	2:00s	1:00	D
       
   236 Rule	NZAQ	1975	1988	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	D
       
   237 Rule	NZAQ	1989	only	-	Oct	 8	2:00s	1:00	D
       
   238 Rule	NZAQ	1990	2006	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:00s	1:00	D
       
   239 Rule	NZAQ	1975	only	-	Feb	23	2:00s	0	S
       
   240 Rule	NZAQ	1976	1989	-	Mar	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	S
       
   241 Rule	NZAQ	1990	2007	-	Mar	Sun>=15	2:00s	0	S
       
   242 Rule	NZAQ	2007	max	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	D
       
   243 Rule	NZAQ	2008	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00s	0	S
       
   244 
   233 
   245 # Norway - territories
   234 # Norway - territories
   246 # Bouvet (never inhabited)
   235 # Bouvet (never inhabited)
   247 #
   236 #
   248 # claims
   237 # claims
   249 # Peter I Island (never inhabited)
   238 # Peter I Island (never inhabited)
       
   239 #
       
   240 # year-round base
       
   241 # Troll, Queen Maud Land, -720041+0023206, since 2005-02-12
       
   242 #
       
   243 # From Paul-Inge Flakstad (2014-03-10):
       
   244 # I recently had a long dialog about this with the developer of timegenie.com.
       
   245 # In the absence of specific dates, he decided to choose some likely ones:
       
   246 #   GMT +1 - From March 1 to the last Sunday in March
       
   247 #   GMT +2 - From the last Sunday in March until the last Sunday in October
       
   248 #   GMT +1 - From the last Sunday in October until November 7
       
   249 #   GMT +0 - From November 7 until March 1
       
   250 # The dates for switching to and from UTC+0 will probably not be absolutely
       
   251 # correct, but they should be quite close to the actual dates.
       
   252 #
       
   253 # From Paul Eggert (2014-03-21):
       
   254 # The CET-switching Troll rules require zic from tzcode 2014b or later, so as
       
   255 # suggested by Bengt-Inge Larsson comment them out for now, and approximate
       
   256 # with only UTC and CEST.  Uncomment them when 2014b is more prevalent.
       
   257 #
       
   258 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
       
   259 #Rule	Troll	2005	max	-	Mar	 1	1:00u	1:00	CET
       
   260 Rule	Troll	2005	max	-	Mar	lastSun	1:00u	2:00	CEST
       
   261 #Rule	Troll	2005	max	-	Oct	lastSun	1:00u	1:00	CET
       
   262 #Rule	Troll	2004	max	-	Nov	 7	1:00u	0:00	UTC
       
   263 # Remove the following line when uncommenting the above '#Rule' lines.
       
   264 Rule	Troll	2004	max	-	Oct	lastSun	1:00u	0:00	UTC
       
   265 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
       
   266 Zone Antarctica/Troll	0	-	zzz	2005 Feb 12
       
   267      			0:00	Troll	%s
   250 
   268 
   251 # Poland - year-round base
   269 # Poland - year-round base
   252 # Arctowski, King George Island, -620945-0582745, since 1977
   270 # Arctowski, King George Island, -620945-0582745, since 1977
   253 
   271 
   254 # Russia - year-round bases
   272 # Russia - year-round bases
   266 # time as Moscow, Russia.
   284 # time as Moscow, Russia.
   267 #
   285 #
   268 # From Lee Hotz (2001-03-08):
   286 # From Lee Hotz (2001-03-08):
   269 # I queried the folks at Columbia who spent the summer at Vostok and this is
   287 # I queried the folks at Columbia who spent the summer at Vostok and this is
   270 # what they had to say about time there:
   288 # what they had to say about time there:
   271 # ``in the US Camp (East Camp) we have been on New Zealand (McMurdo)
   289 # "in the US Camp (East Camp) we have been on New Zealand (McMurdo)
   272 # time, which is 12 hours ahead of GMT. The Russian Station Vostok was
   290 # 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
   291 # 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
   292 # of GMT). This is a time zone I think two hours east of Moscow. The
   275 # natural time zone is in between the two: 8 hours ahead of GMT.''
   293 # natural time zone is in between the two: 8 hours ahead of GMT."
   276 #
   294 #
   277 # From Paul Eggert (2001-05-04):
   295 # From Paul Eggert (2001-05-04):
   278 # This seems to be hopelessly confusing, so I asked Lee Hotz about it
   296 # 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
   297 # 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
   298 # time so that noon is the warmest part of the day, and that this
   335 			-4:00	ArgAQ	AR%sT	1969 Oct 5
   353 			-4:00	ArgAQ	AR%sT	1969 Oct 5
   336 			-3:00	ArgAQ	AR%sT	1982 May
   354 			-3:00	ArgAQ	AR%sT	1982 May
   337 			-4:00	ChileAQ	CL%sT
   355 			-4:00	ChileAQ	CL%sT
   338 #
   356 #
   339 #
   357 #
   340 # McMurdo, Ross Island, since 1955-12
   358 # McMurdo Station, Ross Island, since 1955-12
   341 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
   359 # Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, continuously occupied since 1956-11-20
   342 Zone Antarctica/McMurdo	0	-	zzz	1956
       
   343 			12:00	NZAQ	NZ%sT
       
   344 #
       
   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 #
   360 #
   351 # From Chris Carrier (1996-06-27):
   361 # From Chris Carrier (1996-06-27):
   352 # Siple, the first commander of the South Pole station,
   362 # Siple, the first commander of the South Pole station,
   353 # stated that he would have liked to have kept GMT at the station,
   363 # 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
   364 # but that he found it more convenient to keep GMT+12
   366 # Something about the generators running at 60.1hertz or something
   376 # Something about the generators running at 60.1hertz or something
   367 # makes all of the clocks run fast.  So every couple of days,
   377 # 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.
   378 # 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!!
   379 # Maybe if we let them run fast all of the time, we'd get to leave here sooner!!
   370 #
   380 #
   371 Link	Antarctica/McMurdo	Antarctica/South_Pole
   381 # See 'australasia' for Antarctica/McMurdo.