Newfoundland isn't the only place that does this. There are places in the Mideast and Indian subcontinent, as well as Australia, that use half-hour time zones. There are even a couple odd 10- and 15-minute time zones.
See: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/custom.html?continent=asia http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/custom.html?&continent=australasia Nat > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Barbara and/or Bill Hooper > Sent: Tuesday, 2002 January 1 23.46 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:17114] Newfoundland Time Zone > > > Someone recently wondered if Newfoundland, Canada is on Atantic Time or > Eastern Time. It is neither. It is on its on Newfoundland Time, a > half hour > between Atlantic Time (UTC - 4) and Greenland Time (UTC - 3). Newfoundland > time is UTC - 3:30). > > Newfies are an odd lot (but they are not the only ones in the world that > defy the simple one-hour times zone pattern.) > > > Regards, > Bill Hooper > > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > Do It Easy, Do It Metric! > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > > >
