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Robert Guillard
Research station · France · seasonal
Robert Guillard is a station run by France, established in 1994. It sits at 66°41'S 139°54'E, 2,592 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 20 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 122,019 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
OperatorFrance
TypeStation
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established1994
Peak population20 people
Elevation10 m
RegionEast Antarctica
Position66°41'S 139°54'E
Decimal-66.6876, 139.9072
Distance to pole2,592 km
Ice it is nearest to122,019 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.
Robert Guillard in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 36 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.