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Neumayer III
Research station · Germany · year-round
Neumayer III is a station run by Germany, established in 2009. It sits at 70°40'S 8°17'W, 2,150 km from the South Pole, and is staffed through the winter. At peak it holds 60 people. Through the winter it is the nearest human presence to 123,228 km² of ice — 20th of the 44 facilities that stay open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameNeumayer-Station III
OperatorGermany
TypeStation
SeasonalityYear-Round
StatusOpen
Established2009
Peak population60 people
Elevation42 m
Position70°40'S 8°17'W
Decimal-70.6605, -8.2841
Distance to pole2,150 km
Ice it is nearest to123,228 km² · 20th 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.
Neumayer III in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 588 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.