Monday, June 18, 2012

Which time zone applies to Antarctica where all time zones meet?


Since Antarctica is at the South Pole, and all of the time zones have a common point there, logically, there would be a part of Antarctica that would occupy each of the time zones simultaneously. Antarctica has no official time zones .
There is no specific time zone for Antarctica and neither could there be any. Therefore , researchers in the Antarctic regions of the earth usually use the time zone associated with their research stations. For example , since nearly all flights to Antarctica and the South Pole are from New Zealand , New Zealand time is the most commonly used time zone in Antarctica .
Some prefer to follow the time zone of their nation’s capital.