On Thu, Oct 21, 2004 at 10:54:49PM -0400, John Allain wrote:
> Hey, here's a semintelligent, if OT, question.
> What time zone is at the South Pole?
Well... the easy answer is "whichever one we want".
In fact, the one we have selected is the one that matches where our flights
come from so it's easy to synchronize operations. That means NZST/NZDT,
since our flights come from McMurdo, and their flights come from Christchurch,
NZ (yes, we are at GMT+13 right now, and we _do_ observe daylight savings
time, even though the sun is up 24/7)
-ethan
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Ethan Dicks, A-130-S Current South Pole Weather at 22-Oct-2004 18:50 Z
South Pole Station
PSC 468 Box 400 Temp -55.2 F (-48.5 C) Windchill -65.3 F (-54.1 C)
APO AP 96598 Wind 1.8 kts Grid 062 Barometer 672.8 mb (10900. ft)
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Received on Fri Oct 22 2004 - 13:57:45 BST