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Arturo Prat Antarctic Naval Base
Research station · Chile · year-round
Arturo Prat Antarctic Naval Base is a station run by Chile, established in 1947. It sits at 62°29'S 59°40'W, 3,060 km from the South Pole, and is staffed through the winter. At peak it holds 32 people. Through the winter it is the nearest human presence to 45 km² of ice — 31st of the 44 facilities that stay open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameBase Naval Antártica Arturo Prat
OperatorChile
TypeStation
SeasonalityYear-Round
StatusOpen
Established1947
Peak population32 people
Elevation3 m
RegionAntarctic Peninsula
Position62°29'S 59°40'W
Decimal-62.4787, -59.6636
Distance to pole3,060 km
Ice it is nearest to45 km²
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.
Arturo Prat Antarctic Naval Base 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.