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Primavera Antartic Base
Research station · Argentina · seasonal
Primavera Antartic Base is a station run by Argentina, established in 1977. It sits at 64°09'S 60°57'W, 2,874 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 18 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 6,374 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameBase Antártica Primavera
OperatorArgentina
TypeStation
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established1977
Peak population18 people
Elevation50 m
Position64°09'S 60°57'W
Decimal-64.1559, -60.9543
Distance to pole2,874 km
Ice it is nearest to6,374 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.
Primavera 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.