Halley VI

Research station · United Kingdom · seasonal

Halley VI is a station run by United Kingdom, established in 1956. It sits at 75°34'S 25°28'W, 1,604 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 213,648 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →

OperatorUnited Kingdom

TypeStation

SeasonalitySeasonal

StatusOpen

Established1956

Elevation37 m

Position75°34'S 25°28'W

Decimal-75.5711, -25.4739

Distance to pole1,604 km

Ice it is nearest to213,648 km²

Webcamlive camera ↗

Nearest stations

Great-circle distance. Antarctic logistics run on proximity — these are the neighbours a station shares weather, flights and emergencies with.

Belgrano II Antartic Base

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.

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

Within 368 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.