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Decepcion Antartic Base
Research station · Argentina · seasonal
Decepcion Antartic Base is a station run by Argentina, established in 1948. It sits at 62°59'S 60°42'W, 3,005 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 36 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 45 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameBase Antártica Decepción
OperatorArgentina
TypeStation
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established1948
Peak population36 people
Elevation7 m
Position62°59'S 60°42'W
Decimal-62.9768, -60.7007
Distance to pole3,005 km
Ice it is nearest to45 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.
Decepcion Antartic Base 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.