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Byrd Surface

Research station · United States · seasonal

Byrd Surface is a camp run by United States. It sits at 80°01'S 119°34'W, 1,110 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. COMNAP currently lists it as temporarily closed.

Official nameByrd Surface Camp
OperatorUnited States
TypeCamp
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusTemporarily Closed
Position80°01'S 119°34'W
Decimal-80.0139, -119.5614
Distance to pole1,110 km

Nearest stations

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

WAIS Divide
United States
159 km
Siple Dome
United States
546 km
Estacion Polar Cientifica Conjunta Glaciar Union
Chile
704 km
Russkaya
Russia
712 km
Criosfera 1
Brazil
736 km
Amundsen-Scott South Pole
United States
1,111 km

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.

Bear Peninsula
Marie Byrd Land
664 km
Ledda Bay
Marie Byrd Land
679 km
Worley Point
Marie Byrd Land
699 km
Shepard Island
Marie Byrd Land
700 km
60°SBYRD SURFACE
Byrd Surface in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
WAIS DivideSiple DomeEstacion Polar Cientifi…RusskayaCriosfera 1N400 KM
Within 800 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.