On 2012-05-11 10:19, Paw Boel Nielsen wrote:
I had the same issue and I resolved it my using the zone “Etc/GMT-5”.
From http://www.timegenie.com/country.time/hm:
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To ensure accuracy of information, timegenie.com contacted the Australian Antarctic Division. On January 3, 2005, a senior official confirmed that Heard Island and McDonald Islands are UTC/GMT +5 hours. Additionally, since the islands are uninhabited, the islands do not observe daylight saving time.
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Also, the "antarctica" file includes this comment: # Australia - territories # Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited) # previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered # <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20021204222245/http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html"> # Margaret Turner reports # </a> (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST; # presumably this is when they have visitors. -- -=( Ian Abbott @ MEV Ltd. E-mail: <abbotti@mev.co.uk> )=- -=( Tel: +44 (0)161 477 1898 FAX: +44 (0)161 718 3587 )=-