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@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-# @(#)antarctica 7.14
+# @(#)antarctica 7.15
-# From Paul Eggert (1997-03-28):
-# To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round;
-# see
-# <a href="http://earth.agu.org/amen/nations.html">
+# From Paul Eggert (1999-03-22):
+# To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see
+# <a href="http://www.delm.tas.gov.au/comnap/members.html">
# Antarctic Activities of Member Nations of the Antarctic Treaty (1996-05-24)
# </a>
# and
# <a href="http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/bob/periant.htm">
-# Summary of the Peri-Antarctic Islands (1996-09-05)
+# Summary of the Peri-Antarctic Islands (1998-07-23)
# </a>
# for information.
# Unless otherwise specified, we have no time zone information.
@@ -28,8 +27,12 @@ Rule ArgAQ 1974 only - Jan 23 0:00 1:00 S
Rule ArgAQ 1974 only - May 1 0:00 0 -
Rule ArgAQ 1974 1976 - Oct Sun<=7 0:00 1:00 S
Rule ArgAQ 1975 1977 - Apr Sun<=7 0:00 0 -
-Rule ChileAQ 1969 max - Oct Sun>=9 0:00 1:00 S
-Rule ChileAQ 1970 max - Mar Sun>=9 0:00 0 -
+Rule ChileAQ 1969 1997 - Oct Sun>=9 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule ChileAQ 1970 1998 - Mar Sun>=9 0:00 0 -
+Rule ChileAQ 1998 only - Sep 27 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule ChileAQ 1999 only - Apr 4 0:00 0 -
+Rule ChileAQ 1999 max - Oct Sun>=9 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule ChileAQ 2000 max - Mar Sun>=9 0:00 0 -
# Argentina - 6 year-round bases
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ Rule ChileAQ 1970 max - Mar Sun>=9 0:00 0 -
# Australia - territories
# Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited)
+# previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered
#
# year-round bases
# Casey, Bailey Peninsula, since 1969
@@ -89,9 +93,10 @@ 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;
-# a whaling and sealing station operated 1908-14, 1920-29, and 1951-56
+# whaling & sealing station operated 1908/1914, 1920/1929, and 1951/1956
#
-# St Paul Island - near Amsterdam, uninhabited since 1931
+# St Paul Island - near Amsterdam, uninhabited
+# fishing stations operated variously 1819/1931
#
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Indian/Kerguelen 0 - ___ 1950 # Port-aux-Francais
@@ -123,6 +128,22 @@ Zone Antarctica/DumontDUrville 0 - ___ 1947
# Japan - year-round bases
# Dome Fuji
# Syowa
+#
+# 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>.
+#
+# Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan,
+# 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
+ 3:00 - SYOT # Syowa Time
+# See:
+# <a href="http://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/jare.html">
+# Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) (1998-04-09)
+# </a>
# S Korea - year-round base
# King Sejong, King George Island, since 1988
@@ -169,10 +190,12 @@ 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
+# whaling station at Signy I 1920/1926
# South Shetland Islands
-# whaling station at Deception I 1912-1931
-# scientific station from 1943
+# whaling station at Deception I 1912/1931
+# scientific station from 1943;
+# previously sealers and a scientific expedition wintered by accident,
+# and a garrison was deployed briefly
#
# year-round bases
# Halley, Coates Land, -7535-2619, since 1956-01-06