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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
Research station · Belgium · seasonal
Princess Elisabeth Antarctica is a station run by Belgium, established in 2008. It sits at 71°57'S 23°21'E, 2,007 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 50 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 614,791 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
OperatorBelgium
TypeStation
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established2008
Peak population50 people
Elevation1,382 m
Position71°57'S 23°21'E
Decimal-71.9499, 23.3469
Distance to pole2,007 km
Ice it is nearest to614,791 km² · 6th of 103
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.
Princess Elisabeth Antarctica in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 705 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.