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Macquarie Island
Research station · Australia · year-round
Macquarie Island is a station run by Australia, established in 1948. It sits at 54°30'S 158°56'E, 3,947 km from the South Pole, and is staffed through the winter.
OperatorAustralia
TypeStation
SeasonalityYear-Round
StatusOpen
Established1948
Elevation0 m
Position54°30'S 158°56'E
Decimal-54.4994, 158.9368
Distance to pole3,947 km
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.
Macquarie Island 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.