Casey

Research station · Australia · year-round

Casey is a station run by Australia, established in 1969. It sits at 66°17'S 110°32'E, 2,637 km from the South Pole, and is staffed through the winter. At peak it holds 120 people. Through the winter it is the nearest human presence to 465,306 km² of ice — 12th of the 44 facilities that stay open. How far it is from anybody →

Official nameCasey Station

OperatorAustralia

TypeStation

SeasonalityYear-Round

StatusOpen

Established1969

Peak population120 people

Elevation32 m

Position66°17'S 110°32'E

Decimal-66.2823, 110.5268

Distance to pole2,637 km

Ice it is nearest to465,306 km² · 12th of 44

Webcamlive camera ↗

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.

Casey 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.