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Bunger Oasis
Research station · Russia · seasonal
Bunger Oasis is a station run by Russia. It sits at 66°16'S 100°44'E, 2,639 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 15 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 184,119 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
OperatorRussia
TypeStation
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Peak population15 people
Elevation29 m
Position66°16'S 100°44'E
Decimal-66.2667, 100.7333
Distance to pole2,639 km
Ice it is nearest to184,119 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.
Bunger Oasis in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 434 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.