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Bahía Fildes Maritime Station

Research station · Chile · year-round

Bahía Fildes Maritime Station is a station run by Chile. It sits at 62°12'S 58°58'W, 3,091 km from the South Pole, and is staffed through the winter.

Official nameEstación Marítima Bahía Fildes

OperatorChile

TypeStation

SeasonalityYear-Round

StatusOpen

Position62°12'S 58°58'W

Decimal-62.2015, -58.9612

Distance to pole3,091 km

Nearest stations

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

Professor Julio Escudero

Chile

0 km

President Eduardo Frei Antarctic Base

Lieutenant Rodolfo Marsh Martin Aerodrome

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.

Ardley Island

South Shetland Islands

2 km

Fildes Peninsula (northwest side)

South Shetland Islands

3 km

Nebles Point

South Shetland Islands

5 km

Weeks Stack

South Shetland Islands

6 km

Bahía Fildes Maritime Station 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.