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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)antarctica 7.18
+# @(#)antarctica 7.20
# From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15):
# To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see
@@ -14,7 +14,19 @@
#
# Except for the French entries,
# I made up all time zone abbreviations mentioned here; corrections welcome!
-# FORMAT is `___' 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 `europe' file.
+# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
+Rule RussAQ 1981 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule RussAQ 1981 1983 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
+Rule RussAQ 1984 1991 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 -
+Rule RussAQ 1985 1991 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S
+Rule RussAQ 1992 only - Mar lastSat 23:00 1:00 S
+Rule RussAQ 1992 only - Sep lastSat 23:00 0 -
+Rule RussAQ 1993 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S
+Rule RussAQ 1993 1995 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 -
+Rule RussAQ 1996 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 -
# These rules are stolen from the `southamerica' file.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
@@ -58,13 +70,13 @@ Rule ChileAQ 2000 max - Mar Sun>=9 0:00 0 -
# (except 1964-11 - 1969-02)
# Mawson, Holme Bay, -6736+06253, since 1954-02-13
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone Antarctica/Casey 0 - ___ 1969
+Zone Antarctica/Casey 0 - zzz 1969
8:00 - WST # Western (Aus) Standard Time
-Zone Antarctica/Davis 0 - ___ 1957 Jan 13
+Zone Antarctica/Davis 0 - zzz 1957 Jan 13
7:00 - DAVT 1964 Nov # Davis Time
- 0 - ___ 1969 Feb
+ 0 - zzz 1969 Feb
7:00 - DAVT
-Zone Antarctica/Mawson 0 - ___ 1954 Feb 13
+Zone Antarctica/Mawson 0 - zzz 1954 Feb 13
6:00 - MAWT # Mawson Time
# References:
# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/casey/casey_aws.html">
@@ -110,7 +122,7 @@ Zone Antarctica/Mawson 0 - ___ 1954 Feb 13
# fishing stations operated variously 1819/1931
#
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone Indian/Kerguelen 0 - ___ 1950 # Port-aux-Francais
+Zone Indian/Kerguelen 0 - zzz 1950 # Port-aux-Francais
5:00 - TFT # ISO code TF Time
#
# year-round base in the main continent
@@ -120,9 +132,9 @@ Zone Indian/Kerguelen 0 - ___ 1950 # Port-aux-Francais
# It was destroyed by fire on 1952-01-14.
#
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone Antarctica/DumontDUrville 0 - ___ 1947
+Zone Antarctica/DumontDUrville 0 - zzz 1947
10:00 - PMT 1952 Jan 14 # Port-Martin Time
- 0 - ___ 1956 Nov
+ 0 - zzz 1956 Nov
10:00 - DDUT # Dumont-d'Urville Time
# Reference:
# <a href="http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/science/reports/fr/IFRTP.html">
@@ -149,7 +161,7 @@ Zone Antarctica/DumontDUrville 0 - ___ 1947
# was established on 1957-01-29. Since Syowa station is still the main
# station of Japan, it's appropriate for the principal location.
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone Antarctica/Syowa 0 - ___ 1957 Jan 29
+Zone Antarctica/Syowa 0 - zzz 1957 Jan 29
3:00 - SYOT # Syowa Time
# See:
# <a href="http://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/ara01.html">
@@ -190,7 +202,23 @@ Rule NZAQ 1990 max - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S
# Mirny, Davis coast, -6633+09301, since 1956-02
# Molodezhnaya
# Novolazarevskaya
-# Vostok
+
+# Vostok, since 1957-12-16
+# <a href="http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/QA/computers/Directions,Time,ZIP">
+# From Craig Mundell (1994-12-15)</a>:
+# Vostok, which is one of the Russian stations, is set on the same
+# time as Moscow, Russia.
+#
+# From Paul Eggert (2001-03-03):
+# Today I talked with a neighbor Robert Lee Hotz, a neighbor who
+# recently returned from Vostok. He said that the Americans have a
+# substation next to Vostok that keeps New Zealand time.
+# He thought the Russians still use Moscow time, but wasn't sure.
+#
+Zone Antarctica/Vostok 0 - zzz 1957 Dec 16
+ 3:00 RussAQ MSK/MSD 1991 Mar 31 2:00s
+ 2:00 RussAQ EE%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s
+ 3:00 RussAQ MSK/MSD
# S Africa - year-round bases
# Marion Island
@@ -228,7 +256,7 @@ Rule NZAQ 1990 max - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S
# Palmer used to be supplied from Argentina.
#
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone Antarctica/Palmer 0 - ___ 1965
+Zone Antarctica/Palmer 0 - zzz 1965
-4:00 ArgAQ AR%sT 1969 Oct 5
-3:00 ArgAQ AR%sT 1982 May
-4:00 ChileAQ CL%sT
@@ -236,7 +264,7 @@ Zone Antarctica/Palmer 0 - ___ 1965
#
# McMurdo, Ross Island, since 1956
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
-Zone Antarctica/McMurdo 0 - ___ 1956
+Zone Antarctica/McMurdo 0 - zzz 1956
12:00 NZAQ NZ%sT
#
# Amundsen-Scott, South Pole, since 1957-01-23