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Kunlun
Research station · China · seasonal
Kunlun is a station run by China, established in 2009. It sits at 80°25'S 77°07'E, 1,066 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 26 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 660,577 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameKunlun Station
OperatorChina
TypeStation
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established2009
Peak population26 people
Elevation4,087 m
RegionEast Antarctica
Position80°25'S 77°07'E
Decimal-80.4172, 77.1160
Distance to pole1,066 km
Ice it is nearest to660,577 km² · 3rd 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.
Kunlun 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.