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Criosfera 2
Research station · Brazil · seasonal
Criosfera 2 is a laboratory run by Brazil. It sits at 79°42'S 78°41'E, 1,146 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 290,803 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
OperatorBrazil
TypeLaboratory
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Position79°42'S 78°41'E
Decimal-79.6967, 78.6767
Distance to pole1,146 km
Ice it is nearest to290,803 km² · 16th 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 2 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.