> -----Original Message----- > From: Hugh Gundersen > Er! Half hour time zones?????????? where the hell are these? I have > never heard of them in all my 59 years on this planet. > > Sir Hugh of Bognor
(A piece of trivia from my youth growing up in Michigan, on the Canadian Border) Newfoundland, Canada among several others, is 1/2 hour different. From http://www.canadainfolink.ca/time.htm =================================================== Newfoundland's unique time zone Many people wonder why the Province of Newfoundland has a time zone that varies by the half hour rather than the standard one hour. While the system of Standard Time employs 24 meridians, and each are theoretically the centres of 24 Standard Time zones, some adjustments have been made to the time zones for the convenience of inhabitants that lie within the zones. Newfoundland, (but not Labrador), lies squarely in the eastern half of its time zone, exactly three and a half hours from Greenwich. The Newfoundland government attempted to bring the province into conformity with the other Atlantic provinces in 1963, but withdrew in the face of stiff public opposition. Other countries that operate on the half hour time difference are: Suriname, Iran, India, Sri Lanka, and Central Australia. =================================================== Jim Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
