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This time zone exists because of the location of the island and the fact that it was a separate dominion when time zones were established. Newfoundland lies squarely in the eastern half of the Atlantic Time Zone, with St. John's being exactly three-and-a-half hours from Greenwich.
The two extreme time zones on Earth (both in the mid-Pacific) differ by 26 hours. Standard Time Zones, as of January 2, 2024 In the following list, only the rightmost indent of a group of locations is meant to indicate the area observing the offset; the places above and to the left are meant solely to indicate the area's parent administrative ...
UTC−03:30 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −03:30. It is used in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador as Newfoundland Time Zone . [ 1 ]
Principal city: St. John's. North America. Canada – Newfoundland Time Zone. Newfoundland and Labrador. Labrador. The area between L'Anse-au-Clair and Norman Bay;
In 1988, Newfoundland observed "double daylight saving time" from April 3 until October 30, meaning that the time was set ahead by 2 hours. [24] All of Newfoundland and southern Labrador, which observes UTC−03:30 as its standard time zone, observed UTC−01:30. [ 25 ]
The St. John's City Hall, on New Gower Street, has housed municipal offices and Council Chambers since being officially opened in 1970. [138] [175] St. John's served as the capital city of the Colony of Newfoundland and the Dominion of Newfoundland before Newfoundland became Canada's tenth province in 1949. [176]
Check-in areas in St. John's airport St. John's International airport arrivals area, Newfoundland and Labrador exit from the luggage carousel Departure lounge at St. John’s International Airport Provincial Airlines Dash-8 sunset landing. In 1981 the terminal building housed the offices of the airport manager and staff.
The Dominion of Newfoundland, whose capital St. John's falls almost exactly midway between the meridians anchoring the Atlantic Time Zone and the Greenland Time Zone, voted in 1935 to create a half-hour offset time zone known as the Newfoundland Time Zone, at three and a half hours behind Greenwich time.