Mid Point

Research station · Italy · seasonal

Mid Point is a airfield camp run by Italy, established in 1988. It sits at 75°33'S 145°49'E, 1,608 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 408,098 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →

OperatorItaly

TypeAirfield Camp

SeasonalitySeasonal

StatusOpen

Established1988

Elevation2,520 m

Position75°33'S 145°49'E

Decimal-75.5417, 145.8204

Distance to pole1,608 km

Ice it is nearest to408,098 km² · 13th of 103

Nearest stations

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

Marble Point Refueling Facility

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.

Inexpressible Island

Victoria Land

511 km

Northern Foothills (Terra Nova Bay)

Mid Point in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.

Within 736 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.