Time zones are determined by lines of longitude, so the system falls apart where the lines meet at the poles. More importantly, the poles don't experience daytime and nighttime the way the rest of the planet does. Each pole gets six months of daylight and six months of darkness -- which makes for one really long day.
Both the North and South Poles officially use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), also known as Greenwich Mean Time. This time zone is based on highly precise atomic clocks kept at various world laboratories.
UTC is mostly used for scientific observations. For example, the North Pole web cam run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stamps its pictures with UTC numbers. However, people who work at or near the poles don't really live by UTC -- they often use the time zones of their nearest coworkers.
The North Pole is in the Arctic Ocean and doesn't have a permanent outpost. The nearest camps appear to use the time zone of Moscow, Russia.
The South Pole is on the Antarctic continent, and it's home to the Amundsen-Scott Station. The scientists and support staff who live there use the time zone of Christchurch, New Zealand.
2007-01-12 05:12:13
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answered by chess c 2
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Geographical north and south poles are located in all time zones, as the poles represent the confluence of all lines of longitude that basically demarcate time zones. I can't remember where the magnetic poles are, so I'll leave that for someone else....
2007-01-12 13:06:14
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answered by wheresdean 4
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the geographical poles are in all time zones. they have perpetual daylight in summer and perpetual darkness in winter
As I recall, magnetic North is somewhere in Canada, so would have that time zone
2007-01-12 13:42:31
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answered by rosie recipe 7
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I believe that they are technically considered GMT, but I am not 100% sure
2007-01-12 13:05:21
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answered by Tikhacoffee/MisterMoo 6
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every
2007-01-12 13:03:57
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answered by thelastpirate 2
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