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diff --git a/contrib/tzdata/antarctica b/contrib/tzdata/antarctica index 9bf2494ad198..5333b7b3d45a 100644 --- a/contrib/tzdata/antarctica +++ b/contrib/tzdata/antarctica @@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ # # Except for the French entries, # I made up all time zone abbreviations mentioned here; corrections welcome! -# FORMAT is `zzz' and GMTOFF is 0 for locations while uninhabited. +# FORMAT is 'zzz' and GMTOFF is 0 for locations while uninhabited. -# These rules are stolen from the `southamerica' file. +# These rules are stolen from the 'southamerica' file. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule ArgAQ 1964 1966 - Mar 1 0:00 0 - Rule ArgAQ 1964 1966 - Oct 15 0:00 1:00 S @@ -228,9 +228,10 @@ Zone Antarctica/Syowa 0 - zzz 1957 Jan 29 # Scott Island (never inhabited) # # year-round base -# Scott, Ross Island, since 1957-01, is like Antarctica/McMurdo. +# Scott Base, Ross Island, since 1957-01. +# See Pacific/Auckland. # -# These rules for New Zealand are stolen from the `australasia' file. +# These rules for New Zealand are stolen from the 'australasia' file. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule NZAQ 1974 only - Nov 3 2:00s 1:00 D Rule NZAQ 1975 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D @@ -268,11 +269,11 @@ Rule NZAQ 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S # From Lee Hotz (2001-03-08): # I queried the folks at Columbia who spent the summer at Vostok and this is # what they had to say about time there: -# ``in the US Camp (East Camp) we have been on New Zealand (McMurdo) +# "in the US Camp (East Camp) we have been on New Zealand (McMurdo) # time, which is 12 hours ahead of GMT. The Russian Station Vostok was # 6 hours behind that (although only 2 miles away, i.e. 6 hours ahead # of GMT). This is a time zone I think two hours east of Moscow. The -# natural time zone is in between the two: 8 hours ahead of GMT.'' +# natural time zone is in between the two: 8 hours ahead of GMT." # # From Paul Eggert (2001-05-04): # This seems to be hopelessly confusing, so I asked Lee Hotz about it @@ -337,16 +338,8 @@ Zone Antarctica/Palmer 0 - zzz 1965 -4:00 ChileAQ CL%sT # # -# McMurdo, Ross Island, since 1955-12 -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Antarctica/McMurdo 0 - zzz 1956 - 12:00 NZAQ NZ%sT -# -# Amundsen-Scott, South Pole, continuously occupied since 1956-11-20 -# -# From Paul Eggert (1996-09-03): -# Normally it wouldn't have a separate entry, since it's like the -# larger Antarctica/McMurdo since 1970, but it's too famous to omit. +# McMurdo Station, Ross Island, since 1955-12 +# Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, continuously occupied since 1956-11-20 # # From Chris Carrier (1996-06-27): # Siple, the first commander of the South Pole station, @@ -368,4 +361,4 @@ Zone Antarctica/McMurdo 0 - zzz 1956 # we have to go around and set them back 5 minutes or so. # Maybe if we let them run fast all of the time, we'd get to leave here sooner!! # -Link Antarctica/McMurdo Antarctica/South_Pole +# See 'australasia' for Antarctica/McMurdo. |