Top 10 Strangest Time Zones

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China's Only Time Zone (GMT +8)

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Cameron Halas 9 years ago

China should have 5 time zones, but only uses on based on Beijing. So in Urumqi in Western China, sunrise can be as late as 10:00 and it can still be broad daylight as late as 21:00

Top 10 Strangest Time Zones

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Kiribati's Time Zones (GMT +13 and GMT +14)

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Cameron Halas 9 years ago

With the various islands of Kiribati traditionally on different sides of the International Date Line, Kiribati shifted the line in 1994 creating GMT 13 and GMT 14. This is so offset that it could be 3 calander days at the same time: 10:30 Saturday in the UK, 23:30 Friday in Niue and 00:30 Sunday in Kiribati's Line Islands

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Austrailia's Time Zones

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Cameron Halas 9 years ago

...forward, but back a half hour

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Lord Howe Island's Time Zone (GMT +10:30)

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Cameron Halas 9 years ago

This half hour time zone has one unique feature that sets itself apart from others: Daylight Savings Time. When it's time to set clocks for DST, Lord Howe Island advances, not by a full hour, but by a half hour. The only place in the world to do so.

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Cameron Halas 9 years ago

What makes this time zone unique other than being further behind all others? Nobody useses it. It's an unofficial time zone containing only uninhabited islands such as Baker Island