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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer_Station Palmer Station]||UTC -3||Follows Chile (supply hub). | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer_Station Palmer Station]||UTC -3||Follows Chile (supply hub). | ||
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In our International Information list, Antarctica's business region is categorised as "None." This is because the Antarctic Treaty prohibits any country from owning the land or conducting sovereign business there. | |||
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If you were forced to pick one for a logistics database, most companies treat it as APAC (because of the New Zealand/Australia links) or AME (due to the South American jumping-off points), but "None" is the most legally accurate! | If you were forced to pick one for a logistics database, most companies treat it as APAC (because of the New Zealand/Australia links) or AME (due to the South American jumping-off points), but "None" is the most legally accurate! | ||
Latest revision as of 14:56, 5 February 2026
Antarctica is a bit of a temporal rebel
it technically sits on every line of longitude, which would mean it occupies all 24 time zones simultaneously.
Because there is no single "official" time for the continent, each research station simply picks a time zone that makes sense for its logistics. Usually, they follow the time of their home country or the supply hub they fly in from. +1
Commonly Used Time Zones
Since it is currently February (the Antarctic summer), several stations are observing Daylight Saving Time to match their home bases.
| Station | Time Offset | Why? |
|---|---|---|
| McMurdo Station | UTC +13 | Follows New Zealand (supply hub). |
| Amundsen-Scott (South Pole) | UTC +13 | Matches McMurdo for flight coordination. |
| Palmer Station | UTC -3 | Follows Chile (supply hub). |
| Rothera Station | UTC -3 | Follows the port of Ushuaia, Argentina. |
| Casey Station | UTC +8 / +11 | Follows Western/Eastern Australia seasonal changes. |
| Vostok Station | UTC +6 | Follows Russia (Omsk Time). |
| Troll Station | UTC +0 | Follows Norway (Greenwich Mean Time). |
In our International Information list, Antarctica's business region is categorised as "None." This is because the Antarctic Treaty prohibits any country from owning the land or conducting sovereign business there.
If you were forced to pick one for a logistics database, most companies treat it as APAC (because of the New Zealand/Australia links) or AME (due to the South American jumping-off points), but "None" is the most legally accurate!