PenguinTracker / Stations / Mawson
Mawson
Research station · Australia · year-round
Mawson is a station run by Australia, established in 1954. It sits at 67°36'S 62°52'E, 2,490 km from the South Pole, and is staffed through the winter. At peak it holds 53 people. Through the winter it is the nearest human presence to 446,213 km² of ice — 13th of the 44 facilities that stay open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameMawson Station
OperatorAustralia
TypeStation
SeasonalityYear-Round
StatusOpen
Established1954
Peak population53 people
Elevation15 m
Position67°36'S 62°52'E
Decimal-67.6026, 62.8730
Distance to pole2,490 km
Ice it is nearest to446,213 km² · 13th of 44
Webcamlive camera ↗
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.
Mawson in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 31 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.