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Orcadas Antartic Base
Research station · Argentina · year-round
Orcadas Antartic Base is a station run by Argentina, established in 1904. It sits at 60°44'S 44°44'W, 3,254 km from the South Pole, and is staffed through the winter. At peak it holds 65 people.
Official nameBase Orcadas
OperatorArgentina
TypeStation
SeasonalityYear-Round
StatusOpen
Established1904
Peak population65 people
Elevation8 m
Position60°44'S 44°44'W
Decimal-60.7376, -44.7374
Distance to pole3,254 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.
Orcadas Antartic Base in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 20 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.