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Syowa
Research station · Japan · year-round
Syowa is a station run by Japan, established in 1957. It sits at 69°00'S 39°35'E, 2,335 km from the South Pole, and is staffed through the winter. At peak it holds 170 people. Through the winter it is the nearest human presence to 928,070 km² of ice — 4th of the 44 facilities that stay open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameSyowa Station
OperatorJapan
TypeStation
SeasonalityYear-Round
StatusOpen
Established1957
Peak population170 people
Elevation29 m
RegionDronning Maud Land
Position69°00'S 39°35'E
Decimal-69.0041, 39.5818
Distance to pole2,335 km
Ice it is nearest to928,070 km² · 4th of 44
Webcamlive camera ↗
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.
Syowa in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 20 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.