Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/13/2011 - 15:21

Due to the fact that extended daylight and darkness exist in Antarctica and the longitude lines are so close together, what time zone do you regulate your schedule to (Zulu?)?

Doug

Anonymous

At McMurdo Station we observe the same time zone as Christchurch, New Zealand.

Michelle Brown

Hi Doug :)We use the same time zone as our departure point in Christchurch, New
Zealand. This is UTC/GMT +13 hours.
For example, I'm writing to you at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15th in
Christchurch, but it is 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday in Austin, TX (where I
live), or 2:00 a.m. in, say, Boston!
Thanks for the great question!
Sincerely,
Michelle