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Ruperto Elichiribehety
Research station · Uruguay · seasonal
Ruperto Elichiribehety is a station run by Uruguay, established in 1997. It sits at 63°24'S 56°59'W, 2,958 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 8 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 448 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameRuperto Elichiribehety Station
OperatorUruguay
TypeStation
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established1997
Peak population8 people
Elevation28 m
Position63°24'S 56°59'W
Decimal-63.4024, -56.9909
Distance to pole2,958 km
Ice it is nearest to448 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.
Ruperto Elichiribehety 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.