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QinLing
Research station · China · year-round
QinLing is a station run by China, established in 2024. It sits at 74°56'S 163°43'E, 1,675 km from the South Pole, and is staffed through the winter. At peak it holds 120 people. Through the winter it is the nearest human presence to 220,576 km² of ice — 17th of the 44 facilities that stay open. How far it is from anybody →
OperatorChina
TypeStation
SeasonalityYear-Round
StatusOpen
Established2024
Peak population120 people
Position74°56'S 163°43'E
Decimal-74.9341, 163.7130
Distance to pole1,675 km
Ice it is nearest to220,576 km² · 17th 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.
QinLing in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 102 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.