5 Interesting Facts About Time Zones That Every Traveler Should Know About

Time zones can, sometimes, be really annoying. But do you know that there is a lot of history associated with them? Read on to know some of the most interesting facts.

5 interesting facts about time zones that every traveler should know. (Image: Canva)

Time zones are logical and make sense but they can also be really annoying. How many times have you boarded a flight at 2pm on a Tuesday and landed at 6pm the same day, even though you were in the air for over 10 hours? Annoying, right? Despite being confusing to everyone, time zones are completely essential in daily life.

here are some Interesting facts about time zones Which every traveler should know.

Putin abolished multiple time zones in Russia

On the map, Russia spans 11 time zones. However, it only follows nine of the 11. At 2 a.m. on March 28, 2010, when most of Russia turned their clocks forward, Russians in the country’s Udmurt Republic, Samara Oblast, Kamchatka and Chukotka regions ignored government daylight savings. Order. To streamline trade relations with Moscow and unify with the rest of the country, Putin swiftly abolished time zones overnight.

UK and Europe should have the same time

World War II caused many things to go haywire, one of them being the time zones between Britain and the rest of Europe. France, Holland, Luxembourg and Belgium were all originally in the same time zone as the UK. However, Germany changed its timing to equalize German territory. Meanwhile, Spanish dictator Franco changed the time in Spain by one hour. This also explains why Portugal has the same time zone as the UK, despite being in the same physical location as Spain.

meaninglessly small time zones

Market Island, which lies between Sweden and Finland, is co-owned by both countries. Hence there is division in between according to time. For this reason there is a gap of one hour between the two sides.

Hawaii and Arizona burn in broad daylight

Hawaii does not observe DST, meaning it maintains an easily memorable time zone of GMT-10:00 year-round. Strangely, Alaska’s time in winter is the same as Hawaii’s time. Although their climates are vastly different, both states follow HAST (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time) for half the year.

Iran and Afghanistan don’t really care

Many nations and territories recognize a partial offset from GMT rather than the usual full hour. Iran (GMT +03:30, and GMT +04:30 during the summer), Afghanistan (GMT +04:30), Sri Lanka (+05:30), and Newfoundland, Canada (GMT -03:30 during the summer, and GMT -04:30) all are half an hour away from the neighbours.

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