Svea

Research station · Sweden · seasonal

Svea is a refuge run by Sweden. It sits at 74°35'S 11°13'W, 1,715 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. COMNAP currently lists it as temporarily closed.

OperatorSweden

TypeRefuge

SeasonalitySeasonal

StatusTemporarily Closed

Position74°35'S 11°13'W

Decimal-74.5761, -11.2249

Distance to pole1,715 km

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.

Svea in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.

Within 588 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.