Dome Fuji

Research station · Japan · seasonal

Dome Fuji is a station run by Japan, established in 1995. It sits at 77°19'S 39°42'E, 1,410 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 15 people. COMNAP currently lists it as temporarily closed.

Official nameDome Fuji Station

OperatorJapan

TypeStation

SeasonalitySeasonal

StatusTemporarily Closed

Established1995

Peak population15 people

Elevation3,810 m

RegionDronning Maud Land

Position77°19'S 39°42'E

Decimal-77.3171, 39.6988

Distance to pole1,410 km

Nearest stations

Great-circle distance. Antarctic logistics run on proximity — these are the neighbours a station shares weather, flights and emergencies with.

Mizuho

Japan

749 km

Princess Elisabeth Antarctica

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.

Nokkelholmane Islands

Dome Fuji 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.