2007-06-06 16:21:43 · 6 answers · asked by dawnrich96 1 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
Auckland is about 175°E. it uses the time zone of 180° which is UTC + 12. Sydney is close to 150°E which is UTC + 10. Perth is about 115°E and uses 120°E for its time zone which is UTC + 8. Time zones are based on lines of longitude, not latitude and as you get closer to the poles, the lines of longitude get closer together.
For Lizzy309, WA had daylight saving last summer and will do so again for the next two summers.
2007-06-07 11:19:53 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time Difference Auckland Sydney
2016-12-12 08:48:01 · answer #2 · answered by lindgren 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A 1-hour time zone is about 15 degrees of longitude wide. Both Sydney and Perth are closer to the equator than Auckland, so when you travel from Perth to Sydney 15 degrees is further than when you travel from Sydney to Auckland. Also Perth is quite close to the western edge of its time zone and Sydney is close to the eastern edge of its, hence the longer distance.
2007-06-06 17:18:31 · answer #3 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because thats what they worked the time zones to be. Between Adelaide/Darwin and Perth, there isnt much else besides desert. Im guessing that because of that, there is no point having a time zone out there for no one
2007-06-06 16:44:54 · answer #4 · answered by Suzieq 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's because WA doesn't want to be like the rest of Australia & do daylight savings. When other states change their clocks, it will be 3 hours difference.
2007-06-06 19:25:54 · answer #5 · answered by Lizzy309 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
South Australia doesn't matter. It is ignored in working anything out.
2007-06-06 19:00:57 · answer #6 · answered by iansand 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋