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Bharati
Research station · India · year-round
Bharati is a station run by India, established in 2012. It sits at 69°24'S 76°12'E, 2,290 km from the South Pole, and is staffed through the winter. At peak it holds 47 people. Through the winter it is the nearest human presence to 487,353 km² of ice — 10th of the 44 facilities that stay open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameBharati Station
OperatorIndia
TypeStation
SeasonalityYear-Round
StatusOpen
Established2012
Peak population47 people
Elevation35 m
Position69°24'S 76°12'E
Decimal-69.4068, 76.1953
Distance to pole2,290 km
Ice it is nearest to487,353 km² · 10th of 44
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.
Bharati in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 63 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.