On 2026-02-27 18:42, Aaron Brown via tz wrote:
Which is correct?
Good luck figuring that out!
As Crozet’s only settlement, the base Alfred Faure on Île de la
Possession, is supplied by ship from Réunion[1], and the station’s
longitude is a bit west of Réunion’s, it seems unlikely that its time
zone would be an hour east of Réunion’s.
Still, it would be nice to have more definite confirmation. The best
source that I could find that might help resolve the confusion was a
2015 Le Monde article[2] quoting a letter from François Garde, the
superior administrator of French Southern and Antarctic Lands from 2000
through 2004, suggesting that Crozet moved from +05 to +04 on
2000-09-01. However, as near as I can make it out that letter was for
stamp collectors and I would like something a bit more definitive; quite
possibly any 2000-09-01 change merely altered the law to match
already-existing practice.
[1]:
https://institut-polaire.fr/en/subantarctic-islands/subantarctic-islands/
[2]:
https://www.lemonde.fr/mondephilatelique/article/2015/11/23/cecile-pozzo-di-borgo-rend-hommage-aux-administrateurs-superieurs-des-taaf_5997929_5470897.html
