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Browning Pass
Research station · Italy · seasonal
Browning Pass is a airfield camp run by Italy, established in 1997. It sits at 74°37'S 163°55'E, 1,710 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 2 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 16,819 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
OperatorItaly
TypeAirfield Camp
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established1997
Peak population2 people
Elevation63 m
Position74°37'S 163°55'E
Decimal-74.6229, 163.9152
Distance to pole1,710 km
Ice it is nearest to16,819 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.
Browning Pass 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.