The Chase is a great quiz show. Nice to hear that it’s widely available.
So, to correct my initial trivia question:
These countries are on GMT all year:
- Iceland: Often cited as the most notable European example, Iceland has remained on GMT since 1968 and does not observe daylight saving time.
- Burkina Faso: Located in West Africa, this country observes GMT all year.
- Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast): Another West African nation on permanent GMT.
- Gambia: Maintains GMT as its year-round time zone.
- Ghana: Uses GMT throughout the entire year.
- Guinea: This West African country does not change its clocks and stays on GMT.
- Guinea-Bissau: Also observes GMT permanently.
- Liberia: Keeps a consistent GMT offset all year.
- Mali: Stays on GMT without any daylight saving changes.
- Mauritania: Uses GMT as its standard time year-round.
- São Tomé and Príncipe: An island nation off the coast of Africa that is in the GMT time zone.
- Senegal: Observes GMT permanently.
- Sierra Leone: Stays on GMT throughout the year.
- Togo: Another West African country on permanent GMT.
Additionally, several overseas territories of European countries also remain on GMT year-round. These include:
- Greenland (specifically the Danmarkshavn area and surrounding region in the northeast)
- Faroe Islands (a Danish territory)
- Canary Islands (part of Spain)
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (a British Overseas Territory)
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Why not hit DeepSeek up for info I’m sure the “Chasers” would know, besides “Name them…”
Furthest East and West:
So from west to east across the GMT year-round countries, you’re looking at a span from Sierra Leone (~13°W) across West Africa to São Tomé (~7°E) — roughly 20 degrees of longitude.
Honorable mention to that part of Greenland, which extends to ~18°30’W, making it the furthest west if you include non-sovereign territories