Aboa

Research station · Finland · seasonal

Aboa is a station run by Finland, established in 1988. It sits at 73°03'S 13°24'W, 1,886 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 15 people. COMNAP currently lists it as temporarily closed.

Official nameAboa Station

OperatorFinland

TypeStation

SeasonalitySeasonal

StatusTemporarily Closed

Established1988

Peak population15 people

Elevation400 m

RegionDronning Maud Land

Position73°03'S 13°24'W

Decimal-73.0423, -13.4074

Distance to pole1,886 km

Nearest stations

Great-circle distance. Antarctic logistics run on proximity — these are the neighbours a station shares weather, flights and emergencies with.

Nearest penguin colonies

Known breeding sites within reach. Locations only — no counts. Estimating colony size from satellite imagery does not yet work, so this site publishes no abundance figures.

Aboa in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.

Within 424 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.