Wasa

Research station · Sweden · seasonal

Wasa is a station run by Sweden, established in 1989. It sits at 73°03'S 13°25'W, 1,886 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 10 people. COMNAP currently lists it as temporarily closed.

OperatorSweden

TypeStation

SeasonalitySeasonal

StatusTemporarily Closed

Established1989

Peak population10 people

Elevation440 m

Position73°03'S 13°25'W

Decimal-73.0428, -13.4129

Distance to pole1,886 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.

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

Within 424 km. Orange dots are stations, blue are penguin colonies. North points at the pole.