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Siple Dome
Research station · United States · seasonal
Siple Dome is a camp run by United States, established in 1973. It sits at 81°40'S 149°01'W, 927 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 583,542 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
OperatorUnited States
TypeCamp
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established1973
Peak population10 people
Position81°40'S 149°01'W
Decimal-81.6667, -149.0167
Distance to pole927 km
Ice it is nearest to583,542 km² · 7th 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.
Siple Dome in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 800 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.