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At the South Pole station, NZ time is used since it's supplied from McMurdo (which is supplied from Christchurch). However the tourist camp a km away is on Chil
by cozzyd 7y ago
At the South Pole station, NZ time is used since it's supplied from McMurdo (which is supplied from Christchurch). However the tourist camp a km away is on Chile time since they are supplied from Union glacier and Punta Arenas. The tourist camp people were nice enough to invite us on Christmas, even though for them it was like 3 am when we visited.
- mcbutterbunz 7y ago3 am to me means in the middle of the night while I'm sleeping. So I'm curious, do people at the South Pole typically follow a similar sleep/wake cycle despite the time zone they follow?
- cozzyd 7y agoI think the staff at the tourist camp just tries to accommodate the tourists, so I'd guess they'd mostly stay on Chile time, but I don't really know. At the research station though a normal schedule is mostly followed, at least for meals. Some people keep odd hours of course, and I think there are people on night shift for certain things (e.g. meteo is always manned).