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Sky Blu
Research station · United Kingdom · seasonal
Sky Blu is a depot run by United Kingdom. It sits at 74°51'S 71°35'W, 1,684 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 6 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 473,594 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
OperatorUnited Kingdom
TypeDepot
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Peak population6 people
Elevation1,400 m
RegionAntarctic Peninsula
Position74°51'S 71°35'W
Decimal-74.8564, -71.5852
Distance to pole1,684 km
Ice it is nearest to473,594 km² · 11th 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.
Sky Blu in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 495 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.