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Russkaya
Research station · Russia · seasonal
Russkaya is a station run by Russia, established in 1980. It sits at 74°46'S 136°48'W, 1,694 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 10 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 287,568 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
OperatorRussia
TypeStation
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established1980
Peak population10 people
Elevation126 m
Position74°46'S 136°48'W
Decimal-74.7657, -136.8001
Distance to pole1,694 km
Ice it is nearest to287,568 km² · 17th 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.
Russkaya in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 163 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.