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Davis
Research station · Australia · year-round
Davis is a station run by Australia, established in 1957. It sits at 68°35'S 77°58'E, 2,382 km from the South Pole, and is staffed through the winter. At peak it holds 91 people. Through the winter it is the nearest human presence to 112,837 km² of ice — 21st of the 44 facilities that stay open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameDavis Station
OperatorAustralia
TypeStation
SeasonalityYear-Round
StatusOpen
Established1957
Peak population91 people
Elevation27 m
Position68°35'S 77°58'E
Decimal-68.5759, 77.9695
Distance to pole2,382 km
Ice it is nearest to112,837 km²
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.
Davis in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 30 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.