Tor

Research station · Norway · seasonal

Tor is a refuge run by Norway, established in 1993. It sits at 71°53'S 5°10'E, 2,014 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 92,732 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →

OperatorNorway

TypeRefuge

SeasonalitySeasonal

StatusOpen

Established1993

Peak population6 people

Elevation1,625 m

Position71°53'S 5°10'E

Decimal-71.8895, 5.1599

Distance to pole2,014 km

Ice it is nearest to92,732 km²

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.

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

Within 581 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.