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Comandante Ferraz
Research station · Brazil · year-round
Comandante Ferraz is a station run by Brazil, established in 1984. It sits at 62°05'S 58°24'W, 3,104 km from the South Pole, and is staffed through the winter. At peak it holds 64 people. Through the winter it is the nearest human presence to 11 km² of ice — 34th of the 44 facilities that stay open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameEstacao Antartica Comandante Ferraz
OperatorBrazil
TypeStation
SeasonalityYear-Round
StatusOpen
Established1984
Peak population64 people
Elevation3 m
RegionAntarctic Peninsula
Position62°05'S 58°24'W
Decimal-62.0855, -58.3987
Distance to pole3,104 km
Ice it is nearest to11 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.
Comandante Ferraz 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.