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Marble Point Refueling Facility

Research station · United States · seasonal

Marble Point Refueling Facility is a depot run by United States. It sits at 77°26'S 163°50'E, 1,397 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 136,477 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →

OperatorUnited States
TypeDepot
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Position77°26'S 163°50'E
Decimal-77.4333, 163.8333
Distance to pole1,397 km
Ice it is nearest to136,477 km²

Nearest stations

Great-circle distance. Antarctic logistics run on proximity — these are the neighbours a station shares weather, flights and emergencies with.

McMurdo
United States
82 km
Scott Base
New Zealand
84 km
QinLing
China
278 km
Enigma Lake
Italy
302 km
Mario Zucchelli
Italy
305 km
Gondwana
Germany
311 km

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.

Cape Royds
Victoria Land
58 km
Cape Barne
Victoria Land
60 km
Cape Bird South
Victoria Land
65 km
Cape Bird Middle
Victoria Land
67 km
60°SMARBLE POINT REFUELING
Marble Point Refueling Facility in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
McMurdoN44 KM
Within 87 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.