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@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-# @(#)antarctica 7.7
+# @(#)antarctica 7.8
-# From Paul Eggert (1997-01-20):
+# From Paul Eggert (1997-03-28):
# To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round;
-# see <URL:http://earth.agu.org/amen/nations.html> (1996-05-24).
+# see <URL:http://earth.agu.org/amen/nations.html> (1996-05-24)
+# and <URL:http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/bob/periant.htm> (1996-09-05).
# Unless otherwise specified, we have no time zone information.
#
# Except for the French entries,
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ Rule ChileAQ 1970 max - Mar Sun>=9 0:00 0 -
# 5 others
# Australia - territories
-# Heard Island, McDonald Islands
+# Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited)
#
# year-round bases
# Casey, Bailey Peninsula, since 1969
@@ -70,9 +71,10 @@ Zone Antarctica/Mawson 0 - ___ 1954 Feb 13
#
# Martin-de-Vivies Base, Amsterdam Island, -374105+0773155, since 1950
# Alfred-Faure Base, Crozet Islands, -462551+0515152, since 1964
-# Port-aux-Francais, Kerguelen Islands, -492110+0701303, since 1951
+# Port-aux-Francais, Kerguelen Islands, -492110+0701303, since 1951;
+# a whaling and sealing station operated 1908-14, 1920-29, and 1951-56
#
-# St Paul Island - near Amsterdam, uninhabited since 1927
+# St Paul Island - near Amsterdam, uninhabited since 1931
#
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Indian/Kerguelen 0 - ___ 1950 # Port-aux-Francais
@@ -107,8 +109,8 @@ Zone Antarctica/DumontDUrville 0 - ___ 1947
# King Sejong, King George Island, since 1988
# New Zealand - claims
-# Balleny Islands
-# Scott Island
+# Balleny Islands (never inhabited)
+# Scott Island (never inhabited)
#
# year-round base
# Scott, Ross Island, since 1957-01, is like Antarctica/McMurdo.
@@ -124,10 +126,10 @@ Rule NZAQ 1976 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
Rule NZAQ 1990 max - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S
# Norway - territories
-# Bouvet (uninhabited)
+# Bouvet (never inhabited)
#
# claims
-# Peter I Island (uninhabited)
+# Peter I Island (never inhabited)
# Poland - year-round base
# Arctowski, King George Island, since 1977
@@ -147,7 +149,11 @@ Rule NZAQ 1990 max - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S
#
# British Antarctic Territories (BAT) claims
# South Orkney Islands
+# scientific station from 1903
+# whaling station at Signy I 1920-1926
# South Shetland Islands
+# whaling station at Deception I 1912-1931
+# scientific station from 1943
#
# year-round bases
# Halley, Coates Land, -7535-2619, since 1956-01-06