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Dumont d'Urville
Research station · France · year-round
Dumont d'Urville is a station run by France, established in 1956. It sits at 66°40'S 140°00'E, 2,595 km from the South Pole, and is staffed through the winter. At peak it holds 90 people. Through the winter it is the nearest human presence to 533,579 km² of ice — 8th of the 44 facilities that stay open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameDumont d'Urville Station
OperatorFrance
TypeStation
SeasonalityYear-Round
StatusOpen
Established1956
Peak population90 people
Elevation42 m
Position66°40'S 140°00'E
Decimal-66.6628, 140.0013
Distance to pole2,595 km
Ice it is nearest to533,579 km² · 8th of 44
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.
Dumont d'Urville in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 31 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.