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Progress
Research station · Russia · year-round
Progress is a station run by Russia, established in 1989. It sits at 69°23'S 76°23'E, 2,293 km from the South Pole, and is staffed through the winter. At peak it holds 50 people. Through the winter it is the nearest human presence to 160,182 km² of ice — 19th of the 44 facilities that stay open. How far it is from anybody →
OperatorRussia
TypeStation
SeasonalityYear-Round
StatusOpen
Established1989
Peak population50 people
Elevation15 m
Position69°23'S 76°23'E
Decimal-69.3779, 76.3882
Distance to pole2,293 km
Ice it is nearest to160,182 km² · 19th of 44
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.
Progress in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 54 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.