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Artigas
Research station · Uruguay · year-round
Artigas is a station run by Uruguay, established in 1984. It sits at 62°11'S 58°54'W, 3,093 km from the South Pole, and is staffed through the winter. At peak it holds 50 people.
Official nameArtigas Station
OperatorUruguay
TypeStation
SeasonalityYear-Round
StatusOpen
Established1984
Peak population50 people
Elevation17 m
Position62°11'S 58°54'W
Decimal-62.1846, -58.9024
Distance to pole3,093 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.
Artigas in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 20 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.