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Fossil Bluff
Research station · United Kingdom · seasonal
Fossil Bluff is a depot run by United Kingdom, established in 1961. It sits at 71°19'S 68°17'W, 2,077 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 6 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 188,011 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
OperatorUnited Kingdom
TypeDepot
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established1961
Peak population6 people
Elevation92 m
RegionAntarctic Peninsula
Position71°19'S 68°17'W
Decimal-71.3234, -68.2891
Distance to pole2,077 km
Ice it is nearest to188,011 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.
Fossil Bluff in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 380 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.