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Esperanza Antartic Base
Research station · Argentina · year-round
Esperanza Antartic Base is a station run by Argentina, established in 1952. It sits at 63°24'S 57°00'W, 2,958 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 1,231 km² of ice — 29th of the 44 facilities that stay open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameBase Antártica Esperanza
OperatorArgentina
TypeStation
SeasonalityYear-Round
StatusOpen
Established1952
Peak population90 people
Elevation25 m
Position63°24'S 57°00'W
Decimal-63.3970, -56.9981
Distance to pole2,958 km
Ice it is nearest to1,231 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.
Esperanza Antartic Base in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 29 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.