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Mario Zucchelli
Research station · Italy · seasonal
Mario Zucchelli is a station run by Italy, established in 1986. It sits at 74°42'S 164°07'E, 1,702 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 112 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 12 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameStazione Mario Zucchelli
OperatorItaly
TypeStation
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established1986
Peak population112 people
Elevation15 m
Position74°42'S 164°07'E
Decimal-74.6948, 164.1133
Distance to pole1,702 km
Ice it is nearest to12 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.
Mario Zucchelli in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 66 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.