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Pedro Vicente Maldonado
Research station · Ecuador · seasonal
Pedro Vicente Maldonado is a station run by Ecuador, established in 1990. It sits at 62°27'S 59°44'W, 3,063 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 34 people.
Official namePedro Vicente Maldonado Station
OperatorEcuador
TypeStation
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established1990
Peak population34 people
Elevation10 m
RegionAntarctic Peninsula
Position62°27'S 59°44'W
Decimal-62.4493, -59.7410
Distance to pole3,063 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.
Pedro Vicente Maldonado 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.