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Yelcho
Research station · Chile · seasonal
Yelcho is a station run by Chile, established in 1962. It sits at 64°53'S 63°35'W, 2,794 km from the South Pole, and is open in the summer season only. At peak it holds 28 people. While it is open it is the nearest human presence to 1,041 km² of ice; in winter that ice falls to whichever station stays open. How far it is from anybody →
Official nameBase Yelcho
OperatorChile
TypeStation
SeasonalitySeasonal
StatusOpen
Established1962
Peak population28 people
Elevation10 m
RegionAntarctic Peninsula
Position64°53'S 63°35'W
Decimal-64.8759, -63.5838
Distance to pole2,794 km
Ice it is nearest to1,041 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.
Yelcho 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.