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Estacion Polar Cientifica Conjunta Glaciar Union
Research station · Chile · seasonal
Estacion Polar Cientifica Conjunta Glaciar Union is a camp run by Chile. It sits at 79°46'S 82°55'W, 1,138 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 450,521 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameEstación Polar Científica Conjunta Glaciar Unión (EPCCGU)
OperatorChile
TypeCamp
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Elevation680 m
RegionWest Antarctica
Position79°46'S 82°55'W
Decimal-79.7667, -82.9167
Distance to pole1,138 km
Ice it is nearest to450,521 km² · 12th of 103
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.
Estacion Polar Cientifica Conjunta Glaciar Union 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.