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Criosfera 1
Research station · Brazil · seasonal
Criosfera 1 is a laboratory run by Brazil, established in 2012. It sits at 84°00'S 79°30'W, 667 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 8 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 299,739 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
OperatorBrazil
TypeLaboratory
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established2012
Peak population8 people
Elevation1,200 m
RegionWest Antarctica
Position84°00'S 79°30'W
Decimal-84.0000, -79.5000
Distance to pole667 km
Ice it is nearest to299,739 km² · 15th of 103
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.
Criosfera 1 in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 800 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.