Editing 1799: Bad Map Projection: 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), the State of {{w|Alaska}} uses UTC-9, and {{w|Puerto Rico}} uses UTC-4. 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 || No distortion. || | | {{w|Cuba}} || UTC-5 || No distortion. || | ||
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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. |