OlsonNames Function in R (Example) | Get List of Known Time Zones

This tutorial demonstrates how to get known time zone locations using the OlsonNames function in the R programming language.

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Example: Get List of Known Time Zone Locations Using OlsonNames() Function

This example illustrates how to create a list of known time zones in R.

For this, we can apply the OlsonNames function as shown below:

OlsonNames()                     # Apply OlsonNames function
#   [1] "Africa/Abidjan"                   "Africa/Accra"                    
#   [3] "Africa/Addis_Ababa"               "Africa/Algiers"                  
#   [5] "Africa/Asmara"                    "Africa/Asmera"                   
#   [7] "Africa/Bamako"                    "Africa/Bangui"                   
#   [9] "Africa/Banjul"                    "Africa/Bissau"                   
#  [11] "Africa/Blantyre"                  "Africa/Brazzaville"              
#  ...

The previous list contains known time zones that can be used for date and time objects in R:

Video & Further Resources

Have a look at the following video on my YouTube channel. In the video, I’m explaining the R code of this page.

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Besides the video, you may want to have a look at the other articles on this website. You can find a selection of other tutorials below.

• Sys.timezone Function in R
• Change Default Time Zone in R
• Useful Functions in R (Example Codes)
• Introduction to System Calls & Commands
• The R Programming Language

Summary: In this R programming tutorial you have learned how to apply the OlsonNames function. Let me know in the comments section, if you have further questions.