Mizuho

Research station · Japan · seasonal

Mizuho is a station run by Japan, established in 1970. It sits at 70°42'S 44°17'E, 2,146 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. COMNAP currently lists it as temporarily closed.

Official nameMizuho Station

OperatorJapan

TypeStation

SeasonalitySeasonal

StatusTemporarily Closed

Established1970

Elevation2,244.40 m

RegionEast Antarctica

Position70°42'S 44°17'E

Decimal-70.6990, 44.2778

Distance to pole2,146 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.

Torinosu Cove

Queen Maud Land

224 km

Nokkelholmane Islands

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

Within 316 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.