How Good Is Your Geographic? [5]

[gadjo_dilo]

The same as at the North Pole.

[anfield5]

You would expect so, but which North Pole?

[Rollo]

Slightly odd question - What time is it at the South Pole?

I've been internalizing a really complicated situation in my head bro. The Pakehas at the Beehive decided that the South Pole should be the same time as them and the munters in the great white chilly bin said "Hard bro, Hard."

What time is it at the South Pole? It's same time at the South Pole as it is in Wellington... so it's about 1973.

The time is whatever John Key says it is.

[anfield5]

I've been internalizing a really complicated situation in my head bro. The Pakehas at the Beehive decided that the South Pole should be the same time as them and the munters in the great white chilly bin said "Hard bro, Hard."

What time is it at the South Pole? It's same time at the South Pole as it is in Wellington... so it's about 1973.

The time is whatever John Key says it is.

It has nothing to do with the grinning Key idiot, we don't mention his name in polite company, or even here.

Clue it is by convention a particular time at the South Pole all the time, I.e the time never changes, but what time is it?

[gadjo_dilo]

Any time......

[anfield5]

Technically it is all times, but there is a specific time it is set to be

[gadjo_dilo]

Gmt?

[anfield5]

No, Because GMT changes every second, the time at the pole does not

[Rollo]

No, Because GMT changes every second, the time at the pole does not

Time:
http://www.timegenie.com/city.time/aqams


http://www.nsf.gov/geo/plr/support/southp.jsp

Officially, since all flights to Antarctica go through McMurdo Station which is owned by NZ, the time at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is co-ordinated with McMurdo and is +12:00 UTC for NZST or +13:00 UTC in NZDST.

I remember this because when I was still working for the Commonwealth Law Courts, there was a wedding that we had to do a hookup for and needed to know the time at the South Pole.

Unless the actual South Pole has a different time; in which case TIL...

[anfield5]

Time:
http://www.timegenie.com/city.time/aqams


http://www.nsf.gov/geo/plr/support/southp.jsp

Officially, since all flights to Antarctica go through McMurdo Station which is owned by NZ, the time at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is co-ordinated with McMurdo and is +12:00 UTC for NZST or +13:00 UTC in NZDST.

I remember this because when I was still working for the Commonwealth Law Courts, there was a wedding that we had to do a hookup for and needed to know the time at the South Pole.

Unless the actual South Pole has a different time; in which case TIL...

south Pole does have a different time. Since all time zones converge at the pole it is in effect in all time zones, the convention says the it is always 12 noon at the pole.