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SANAP Summer Station
Research station · South Africa · seasonal
SANAP Summer Station is a station run by South Africa, established in 2010. It sits at 70°39'S 8°15'W, 2,152 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 8,448 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
OperatorSouth Africa
TypeStation
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established2010
Peak population20 people
Position70°39'S 8°15'W
Decimal-70.6500, -8.2500
Distance to pole2,152 km
Ice it is nearest to8,448 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.
SANAP Summer Station in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 590 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.