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Melchior Antartic Base
Research station · Argentina · seasonal
Melchior Antartic Base is a station run by Argentina, established in 1947. It sits at 64°20'S 62°59'W, 2,855 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 15 people. COMNAP currently lists it as temporarily closed.
Official nameBase Antártica Melchior
OperatorArgentina
TypeStation
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusTemporarily Closed
Established1947
Peak population15 people
Elevation4 m
Position64°20'S 62°59'W
Decimal-64.3257, -62.9763
Distance to pole2,855 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.
Melchior Antartic Base in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 44 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.