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O'Higgins Base
Research station · Chile · year-round
O'Higgins Base is a station run by Chile, established in 1948. It sits at 63°19'S 57°54'W, 2,967 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 615 km² of ice — 30th of the 44 facilities that stay open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameGeneral Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme
OperatorChile
TypeStation
SeasonalityYear-Round
StatusOpen
Established1948
Peak population70 people
Elevation12 m
Position63°19'S 57°54'W
Decimal-63.3210, -57.8998
Distance to pole2,967 km
Ice it is nearest to615 km²
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.
O'Higgins Base in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 28 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.