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Law
Research station · Australia · seasonal
Law is a refuge run by Australia. It sits at 69°23'S 76°23'E, 2,292 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 13 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 222 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameLaw Station
OperatorAustralia
TypeRefuge
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Peak population13 people
Position69°23'S 76°23'E
Decimal-69.3883, 76.3807
Distance to pole2,292 km
Ice it is nearest to222 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.
Law in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 56 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.