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Machu Picchu
Research station · Peru · seasonal
Machu Picchu is a station run by Peru, established in 1989. It sits at 62°05'S 58°28'W, 3,103 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 30 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 11 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameMachu Picchu Station
OperatorPeru
TypeStation
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established1989
Peak population30 people
Elevation3.5 m
RegionAntarctic Peninsula
Position62°05'S 58°28'W
Decimal-62.0916, -58.4706
Distance to pole3,103 km
Ice it is nearest to11 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.
Machu Picchu in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 20 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.