# TimeZone(identifier: "Etc/GMT+12") get different results in REPL and Xcode project

**URL:** <https://forums.swift.org/t/timezone-identifier-etc-gmt-12-get-different-results-in-repl-and-xcode-project/49411>\
**Category:** Using Swift\
**Created:** [June 9, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/timezone-identifier-etc-gmt-12-get-different-results-in-repl-and-xcode-project/49411 "2021-06-09T11:26:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![dannliu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/dannliu/32/7963_2.png) [@dannliu](https://forums.swift.org/u/dannliu)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/timezone-identifier-etc-gmt-12-get-different-results-in-repl-and-xcode-project/49411/1 "2021-06-09T11:26:06Z")

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In REPL, the result is nil.

```swift
  1> import Foundation
  2> TimeZone(identifier: "Etc/GMT+12") 
$R0: TimeZone? = nil
  3>  

```

In Xcode Playground,

 ![Screen Shot 2021-06-09 at 7.25.14 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/swift/original/3X/4/1/41f7f8347f5eaa38bb5e9bae63c0a3bfffc274ac.png)

Swift version is

Apple Swift version 5.3 (swiftlang-1200.0.29.2 clang-1200.0.30.1)

Target: x86\_64-apple-darwin20.3.0

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_U](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/dennis_u/32/16260_2.png) [@Dennis\_U](https://forums.swift.org/u/Dennis_U)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/timezone-identifier-etc-gmt-12-get-different-results-in-repl-and-xcode-project/49411/2 "2021-06-09T17:10:30Z")

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Why didn't you use TimeZone on DateFormatter?