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Johann Gregor Mendel Czech Antarctic Station
Research station · Czech Republic · seasonal
Johann Gregor Mendel Czech Antarctic Station is a station run by Czech Republic, established in 2006. It sits at 63°48'S 57°53'W, 2,913 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 20 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 5,414 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameCeska vedecka stanice Johanna Gregora Mendela
OperatorCzech Republic
TypeStation
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established2006
Peak population20 people
Elevation10 m
Position63°48'S 57°53'W
Decimal-63.8006, -57.8826
Distance to pole2,913 km
Ice it is nearest to5,414 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.
Johann Gregor Mendel Czech Antarctic Station in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 62 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.