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Novolazarevskaya
Research station · Russia · year-round
Novolazarevskaya is a station run by Russia, established in 1961. It sits at 70°47'S 11°50'E, 2,138 km from the South Pole, and is staffed through the winter. At peak it holds 70 people. Through the winter it is the nearest human presence to 483,267 km² of ice — 11th of the 44 facilities that stay open. How far it is from anybody →
OperatorRussia
TypeStation
SeasonalityYear-Round
StatusOpen
Established1961
Peak population70 people
Elevation102 m
Position70°47'S 11°50'E
Decimal-70.7758, 11.8322
Distance to pole2,138 km
Ice it is nearest to483,267 km² · 11th 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.
Novolazarevskaya in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 651 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.