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Taishan
Research station · China · seasonal
Taishan is a camp run by China, established in 2014. It sits at 73°51'S 76°58'E, 1,796 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 645,336 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
OperatorChina
TypeCamp
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established2014
Peak population20 people
Elevation2,621 m
RegionEast Antarctica
Position73°51'S 76°58'E
Decimal-73.8500, 76.9667
Distance to pole1,796 km
Ice it is nearest to645,336 km² · 4th 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.
Taishan in Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031). Rings are 60°, 70° and 80°S.
Within 678 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.