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D85 Skiway camp
Research station · France · seasonal
D85 Skiway camp is a airfield camp run by France. It sits at 70°25'S 134°09'E, 2,177 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 475,246 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
OperatorFrance
TypeAirfield Camp
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Elevation2,850 m
RegionEast Antarctica
Position70°25'S 134°09'E
Decimal-70.4250, 134.1458
Distance to pole2,177 km
Ice it is nearest to475,246 km² · 10th 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.
D85 Skiway camp in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 624 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.