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Dirck Gerritsz Laboratory
Research station · Netherlands · seasonal
Dirck Gerritsz Laboratory is a laboratory run by Netherlands, established in 2012. It sits at 67°34'S 68°07'W, 2,494 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 10 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 5,879 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
OperatorNetherlands
TypeLaboratory
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established2012
Peak population10 people
Elevation16 m
RegionAntarctic Peninsula
Position67°34'S 68°07'W
Decimal-67.5686, -68.1244
Distance to pole2,494 km
Ice it is nearest to5,879 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.
Dirck Gerritsz Laboratory in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 51 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.