# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,

# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to

# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future).

#

# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is

# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (5th edition),

#

# Previous editions of this database used WAT, CAT, SAT, and EAT

# for +0:00 through +3:00, respectively,

# `SAST' is the official abbreviation for +2:00 in the country of South Africa,

# `CAT' is commonly used for +2:00 in countries north of South Africa, and

# `WAT' is probably the best name for +1:00, as the common phrase for

2:00 - SAST

# Liberia

# In 1972 Liberia was the last country to switch

# from a UTC offset that was not a multiple of 15 or 20 minutes.

# Howse reports that it was in honor of their president's birthday.

Rule Libya 1986 only - Apr 4 0:00 1:00 S

Rule Libya 1986 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 -

Rule Libya 1987 1989 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S

# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]

Zone Africa/Tripoli 0:52:44 - LMT 1920

1:00 Libya CE%sT 1959

0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26

-1:00 - WAT 1960 Jun 20

0:00 - GMT

# Mauritania

# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]

0:00 - GMT

# Tunisia

# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S

Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Apr 15 23:00s 1:00 S

Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Nov 18 23:00s 0 -

Rule Tunisia 1988 1990 - Sep lastSun 0:00s 0 -

Rule Tunisia 1989 only - Mar 26 0:00s 1:00 S

Rule Tunisia 1990 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S

# Shanks gives 0:09 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's more precise 0:09:21.

# Shanks says the 1911 switch occurred on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11.

# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]

# From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15):

# To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see

# </a>

# Brazil - year-round base

# Chile - year-round bases and towns

# Escudero, South Shetland Is, -621157-0585735, since 1994

# These locations have always used Santiago time; use TZ='America/Santiago'.

# China - year-round bases

# France - year-round bases

#

# Germany - year-round base

# India - year-round base

# Japan - year-round bases

#

# 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>

#

# Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan,

# was established on 1957-01-29. Since Syowa station is still the main

# </a>

# S Korea - year-round base

# New Zealand - claims

# Balleny Islands (never inhabited)

# Russia - year-round bases

# Bellingshausen, King George Island, -621159-0585337, since 1968-02-22

# Mirny, Davis coast, -6633+09301, since 1956-02

# Novolazarevskaya, Queen Maud Land, -7046+01150,

# year-round from 1960/61 to 1992

6:00 - VOST # Vostok time

# S Africa - year-round bases

# UK

#

#

# Palmer, Anvers Island, since 1965 (moved 2 miles in 1968)

#

# It keeps the same time as Punta Arenas, Chile, because, just like us

# and the South Pole, that's the other end of their supply line....

# I verified with someone who was there that since 1980,