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> I assume maybe the other one is to align more closely with Argentina or something? It has to do with differences in latitude. In winter, the southernmost reg

> I assume maybe the other one is to align more closely with Argentina or something? It has to do with differences in latitude. In winter, the southernmost region of Chile[1] was completely dark at around 4 PM with the old time zone. Staying on summer time for the whole year gives its inhabitants an additional hour of sunlight. [1]: Which includes, but is not equivalent to, Antarctica: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magallanes_Region https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magallanes_Region

Suppafly 2y ago
ah, interesting. I hadn't even thought about the latitude.
alimw 2y ago
> Staying on summer time for the whole year gives its inhabitants an additional hour of sunlight. Now that's not really true is it :) It's robbing Peter to pay Paul.