Enigma Lake

Research station · Italy · seasonal

Enigma Lake is a airfield camp run by Italy, established in 2005. It sits at 74°43'S 164°02'E, 1,699 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 265 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →

OperatorItaly

TypeAirfield Camp

SeasonalitySeasonal

StatusOpen

Established2005

Elevation250 m

Position74°43'S 164°02'E

Decimal-74.7192, 164.0277

Distance to pole1,699 km

Ice it is nearest to265 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.

Northern Foothills (Terra Nova Bay)

Wood Bay (Edmonson Point)

Victoria Land

54 km

Enigma Lake in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.

Within 70 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.