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Matienzo Antartic Base
Research station · Argentina · seasonal
Matienzo Antartic Base is a station run by Argentina, established in 1961. It sits at 64°59'S 60°04'W, 2,783 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 12 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 12,168 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameBase Antártica Matienzo
OperatorArgentina
TypeStation
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established1961
Peak population12 people
Elevation32 m
Position64°59'S 60°04'W
Decimal-64.9759, -60.0709
Distance to pole2,783 km
Ice it is nearest to12,168 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.
Matienzo Antartic Base in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 124 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.