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− | Randall attempts to preserve adjacency where possible - for instance, Chad and Sudan are neighbors even though Chad uses West Africa Time (UTC+1) and Sudan uses East Africa Time (UTC+3). Randall draws an extremely thin strand connecting the countries through Central/South Africa Time (UTC+2), even though no part of Chad or Sudan uses this time. Similarly, a thin strand of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan is shown projecting into the UTC+4 time zone in order to separate Russia and Iran, which do not really share a border. Worst of all is China, which has to have borders to several countries that do not share the single eastern time zone of east China, which the whole China is forced to use. | + | Randall attempts to preserve adjacency where possible - for instance, Chad and Sudan are neighbors even though Chad uses West Africa Time (UTC+1) and Sudan uses East Africa Time (UTC+3). Randall draws an extremely thin strand connecting the countries through Central/South Africa Time (UTC+2), even though no part of Chad or Sudan uses this time. Similarly, a thin strand of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan is shown projecting into the UTC+4 time zone in order to separate Russia and Iran, which do not really share a border. Worst of all is China, which has to have borders to several countries that do not share the single eastern time zone of east China, which the whole China is forced to use. This makes it look like the {{w|Yangtze}} river has been drawn (and China is light blue) and that it has different time zone along the way. This is of course not the case, but just the most complicated preservation of adjacency shown in the map. |
− | There is no mention of daylight | + | There is no mention of daylight savings - all countries shown are given the base winter time. Depending on the time of year, countries will shift around - around June, many northern hemisphere countries will move east, while some southern hemisphere countries will move east around December. |
− | + | Since it doesn't allow for half-hour time zones (India, for instance, is on UTC+5.5). Instead, countries that use fractional time zones are shifted so they straddle the two time zones, and are then marked with an asterisk (*). | |
− | + | Australia has most of these peculiar time zone as there is a section in the center of Australia with half hour time zone, so it's marked with the *, but it is not the entire country, so the * is not shown after the name as it is for instance with India and all other "*" marked countries except Canada which has a star on the island of Newfoundland in the east. Also, the only extra detail mentioned in the map is for Australia. It is the {{w|UTC%2B08:45|UTC+8:45}} time zone that are listed, used only by 5 roadhouses in South Australia and Western Australia covering a population of only a few hundred people. | |
− | There are several errors in the map, see [[#Errors|below]]. | + | There are also several errors for instance with labeling in the map, see [[#Errors|below]]. |
===Table of countries and their time zones=== | ===Table of countries and their time zones=== | ||
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** On the east coast is the island of Newfoundland at UTC-3:30, which is marked with an asterisk; in the map it is depicted more eastward due to the extra half-hour difference. Also, the southeastern tip of Labrador shares the UTC-3:30 time zone, though not marked with an asterisk, it is stretched out to line up with the island of Newfoundland. | ** On the east coast is the island of Newfoundland at UTC-3:30, which is marked with an asterisk; in the map it is depicted more eastward due to the extra half-hour difference. Also, the southeastern tip of Labrador shares the UTC-3:30 time zone, though not marked with an asterisk, it is stretched out to line up with the island of Newfoundland. | ||
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− | | {{w|United States}} || UTC+10, UTC+12, UTC-12 – UTC-4 || | + | | {{w|United States}} || UTC+10, UTC+12, UTC-12 – UTC-4 || || Usage of time zones in U.S. territories is {{w|Time_in_the_United_States|complicated}}. The contiguous United States use times zones from UTC-5 (East Coast) to UTC-8 (West Coast) and the State of {{w|Alaska}} uses UTC-9. These are the only parts shown on Randall's map. Other territories, not shown on the map, use the following time zones: |
* {{w|United States Virgin Islands}} use UTC-4. | * {{w|United States Virgin Islands}} use UTC-4. | ||
* {{w|Navassa Island}} and the disputed {{w|Bajo Nuevo Bank}} and {{w|Serranilla Bank}} use UTC-5. | * {{w|Navassa Island}} and the disputed {{w|Bajo Nuevo Bank}} and {{w|Serranilla Bank}} use UTC-5. | ||
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| {{w|Mexico}} || UTC-8 – UTC-5 || Guadalajara and the Yucatan Peninsula are too far east || The east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula goes as far east as the Florida Keys here - this because the state of {{w|Quintana Roo}} is the only one to use UTC-5 (equivalent to US Eastern Time). | | {{w|Mexico}} || UTC-8 – UTC-5 || Guadalajara and the Yucatan Peninsula are too far east || The east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula goes as far east as the Florida Keys here - this because the state of {{w|Quintana Roo}} is the only one to use UTC-5 (equivalent to US Eastern Time). | ||
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− | | {{w|Antilles}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-5 – UTC-4 || | + | | {{w|Antilles}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-5 – UTC-4 || || Not labeled. |
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− | | {{w|Cuba}} || UTC-5 || | + | | {{w|Cuba}} || UTC-5 || Looks fine. || |
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− | | {{w|Haiti}} || UTC-5 || | + | | {{w|Haiti}} || UTC-5 || || |
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− | | {{w|Jamaica}} (Jam.) || UTC-5 || | + | | {{w|Jamaica}} (Jam.) || UTC-5 || || |
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− | | {{w|Dominican Republic}} (D.R.) || UTC-4 || | + | | {{w|Dominican Republic}} (D.R.) || UTC-4 || || |
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− | | {{w| | + | | {{w|Puerto Rico}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 || || Not labeled. |
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− | | {{w| | + | | {{w|Guadeloupe}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 || || Not labeled. Tentatively identified as one of four dots in the Lesser Antilles region of Randall's map. |
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− | | {{w| | + | | {{w|Dominica}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 || || Not labeled. Tentatively identified as one of four dots in the Lesser Antilles region of Randall's map. |
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− | | {{w| | + | | {{w|Martinique}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 || || Not labeled. Tentatively identified as one of four dots in the Lesser Antilles region of Randall's map. |
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− | | {{w|Trinidad and Tobago}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 || | + | | {{w|Saint Lucia}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 || || Not labeled. Tentatively identified as one of four dots in the Lesser Antilles region of Randall's map. |
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+ | | {{w|Trinidad and Tobago}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-4 || || Not labeled. | ||
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| {{w|Central America}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-6 || Squashed together ||Not labeled. Apart from Panama, all Central American countries use the same time zone. This means Panama is stretched out, while the other countries are pushed back west of Florida. | | {{w|Central America}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-6 || Squashed together ||Not labeled. Apart from Panama, all Central American countries use the same time zone. This means Panama is stretched out, while the other countries are pushed back west of Florida. | ||
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− | | {{w|Guatemala}} (Gua.) || UTC-6 || | + | | {{w|Guatemala}} (Gua.) || UTC-6 || || |
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− | | {{w|Belize}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-6 || | + | | {{w|Belize}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-6 || || Not labeled. |
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− | | {{w|El Salvador}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-6 || | + | | {{w|El Salvador}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-6 || || Not labeled. |
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− | | {{w|Honduras}} (Hon.) || UTC-6 || | + | | {{w|Honduras}} (Hon.) || UTC-6 || || |
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− | | {{w|Nicaragua}} (Nic.) || UTC-6 || | + | | {{w|Nicaragua}} (Nic.) || UTC-6 || || |
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− | | {{w|Costa Rica}} (C.R.) || UTC-6 || | + | | {{w|Costa Rica}} (C.R.) || UTC-6 || || |
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− | | {{w|Panama}} (Pan.) || UTC-6 || | + | | {{w|Panama}} (Pan.) || UTC-6 || || |
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| {{w|South America}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-5 – UTC-3 || || Not labeled. | | {{w|South America}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC-5 – UTC-3 || || Not labeled. | ||
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| {{w|Niger}} || UTC+1 || Slightly compressed in the west|| | | {{w|Niger}} || UTC+1 || Slightly compressed in the west|| | ||
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− | | {{w|Libya}} || UTC+2 || Stretched vertically | + | | {{w|Libya}} || UTC+2 || Stretched vertically || |
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− | | {{w|Egypt}} || UTC+2 || Stretched vertically | + | | {{w|Egypt}} || UTC+2 || Stretched vertically || |
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| {{w|Sudan}} || UTC+3 || Sudan and South Sudan (S.S.) are fully in UTC+3 zone, but in the map a little part of them has been stretched to meet the borders with Chad the Central African Republic which are in UTC+1. || | | {{w|Sudan}} || UTC+3 || Sudan and South Sudan (S.S.) are fully in UTC+3 zone, but in the map a little part of them has been stretched to meet the borders with Chad the Central African Republic which are in UTC+1. || | ||
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| {{w|Kazakhstan}} || UTC+5 – UTC+6 || Vertically: stretched in eastern part, squeezed in western part. Horizontally: squeezed in eastern part, stretched in western part|| UTC+5 is used in the smaller western part and UTC+6 in the larger eastern part. The division goes more or less along the 60th meridian. On Randall's map Kazakhstan's shape is heavily distorted, because in the bordering Russia only one small part, namely Omsk oblast, uses UTC+6 – therefore the eastern part of Kazakhstan is squeezed to fit. On the other hand, the western part of Kazakhstan borders with parts of Russia using as far as UTC+3, which is depicted by a long west-reaching finger. Kazakhstan has a significant part of {{w|Caspian Sea}} coast, but here it has only a tiny stretch. | | {{w|Kazakhstan}} || UTC+5 – UTC+6 || Vertically: stretched in eastern part, squeezed in western part. Horizontally: squeezed in eastern part, stretched in western part|| UTC+5 is used in the smaller western part and UTC+6 in the larger eastern part. The division goes more or less along the 60th meridian. On Randall's map Kazakhstan's shape is heavily distorted, because in the bordering Russia only one small part, namely Omsk oblast, uses UTC+6 – therefore the eastern part of Kazakhstan is squeezed to fit. On the other hand, the western part of Kazakhstan borders with parts of Russia using as far as UTC+3, which is depicted by a long west-reaching finger. Kazakhstan has a significant part of {{w|Caspian Sea}} coast, but here it has only a tiny stretch. | ||
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− | | {{w|Mongolia}} || UTC+7 – UTC+8 || Vertically stretched in the western half as mentioned in the Title-Text | | + | | {{w|Mongolia}} || UTC+7 – UTC+8 || Vertically stretched in the western half as mentioned in the Title-Text || |
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| {{w|Turkmenistan}} || UTC+5 || || | | {{w|Turkmenistan}} || UTC+5 || || | ||
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| {{w|Bhutan}}<br>(unreadable label) || UTC+6 || || Labeled unreadable. | | {{w|Bhutan}}<br>(unreadable label) || UTC+6 || || Labeled unreadable. | ||
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− | | {{w|China}} || UTC+8 || Heavily squashed horizontally, with finger-like tendrils to the west || All of China is in UTC+8 | + | | {{w|China}} || UTC+8 || Heavily squashed horizontally, with finger-like tendrils to the west || All of China is in UTC+8. However, it reaches as far west as Tajikistan, in UTC+5, and even has an extremely short border with Afghanistan in UTC+4.5. A border is also shown with Pakistan - this is disputed by some who support India in the {{w|Kashmir conflict}}, but represents the ''de facto'' {{w|Line of Control}} between India and Pakistan. |
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| {{w|Taiwan}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+8 || || Not labeled. | | {{w|Taiwan}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+8 || || Not labeled. | ||
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− | | {{w|North Korea}}* (N.K.) || UTC+8:30 || || In the map North Korea is smushed West of South Korea because North Korea | + | | {{w|North Korea}}* (N.K.) || UTC+8:30 || || In the map North Korea is smushed West of South Korea because North Korea has a time zone that is set half an hour off from South Korea's time zone. |
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| {{w|South Korea}} (S.K.) || UTC+9 || || | | {{w|South Korea}} (S.K.) || UTC+9 || || |