Mirny

Research station · Russia · year-round

Mirny is a station run by Russia, established in 1956. It sits at 66°33'S 93°01'E, 2,607 km from the South Pole, and is staffed through the winter. At peak it holds 50 people. Through the winter it is the nearest human presence to 412,966 km² of ice — 14th of the 44 facilities that stay open. How far it is from anybody →

OperatorRussia

TypeStation

SeasonalityYear-Round

StatusOpen

Established1956

Peak population50 people

Elevation35 m

Position66°33'S 93°01'E

Decimal-66.5532, 93.0096

Distance to pole2,607 km

Ice it is nearest to412,966 km² · 14th of 44

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.

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

Within 276 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.