PenguinTracker / Antarctic research stations
Antarctic research stations
114 facilities · 31 national programmes · 44 staffed year-round
Every facility on the COMNAP master list, from 31 national programmes. 44 hold people through the polar night; the rest go dark until the first flights in October. Each one has a page with its position, seasonality, peak population and its nearest neighbours.
| Station | Operator | Type | Season | Peak pop. | Latitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrano II Antartic Base | Argentina | Station | Year-Round | — | 77.9°S |
| Brown Antartic Base | Argentina | Station | Seasonal | 12 | 64.9°S |
| Carlini Antartic Base | Argentina | Station | Year-Round | 80 | 62.2°S |
| Cámara Antartic Base | Argentina | Station | Seasonal | 22 | 62.6°S |
| Decepcion Antartic Base | Argentina | Station | Seasonal | 36 | 63.0°S |
| Esperanza Antartic Base | Argentina | Station | Year-Round | 90 | 63.4°S |
| Marambio Antartic Base | Argentina | Station | Year-Round | 165 | 64.2°S |
| Matienzo Antartic Base | Argentina | Station | Seasonal | 12 | 65.0°S |
| Melchior Antartic Base | Argentina | Station | Seasonal | 15 | 64.3°S |
| Orcadas Antartic Base | Argentina | Station | Year-Round | 65 | 60.7°S |
| Petrel Antartic Base | Argentina | Station | Year-Round | 45 | 63.5°S |
| Primavera Antartic Base | Argentina | Station | Seasonal | 18 | 64.2°S |
| San Martin Antartic Base | Argentina | Station | Year-Round | 21 | 68.1°S |
| Casey | Australia | Station | Year-Round | 120 | 66.3°S |
| Davis | Australia | Station | Year-Round | 91 | 68.6°S |
| Edgeworth David | Australia | Camp | Seasonal | — | 66.2°S |
| Law | Australia | Refuge | Seasonal | 13 | 69.4°S |
| Macquarie Island | Australia | Station | Year-Round | — | 54.5°S |
| Mawson | Australia | Station | Year-Round | 53 | 67.6°S |
| Wilkins Aerodrome | Australia | Airfield Camp | Seasonal | 12 | 66.7°S |
| Princess Elisabeth Antarctica | Belgium | Station | Seasonal | 50 | 71.9°S |
| Goeldi | Brazil | Refuge | Seasonal | — | 61.1°S |
| Comandante Ferraz | Brazil | Station | Year-Round | 64 | 62.1°S |
| Criosfera 1 | Brazil | Laboratory | Seasonal | 8 | 84.0°S |
| Criosfera 2 | Brazil | Laboratory | Seasonal | — | 79.7°S |
| Cruls | Brazil | Refuge | Seasonal | — | 62.2°S |
| St. Kliment Ohridski | Bulgaria | Station | Seasonal | 22 | 62.6°S |
| Arturo Prat Antarctic Naval Base | Chile | Station | Year-Round | 32 | 62.5°S |
| Bahía Fildes Maritime Station | Chile | Station | Year-Round | — | 62.2°S |
| Carvajal | Chile | Station | Seasonal | 46 | 67.8°S |
| Dr. Guillermo Mann | Chile | Refuge | Seasonal | 6 | 62.5°S |
| Estacion Polar Cientifica Conjunta Glaciar Union | Chile | Camp | Seasonal | — | 79.8°S |
| Gabriel Gonzalez Videla | Chile | Station | Seasonal | 15 | 64.8°S |
| Lieutenant Rodolfo Marsh Martin Aerodrome | Chile | Airfield Camp | Year-Round | 15 | 62.2°S |
| O'Higgins Base | Chile | Station | Year-Round | 70 | 63.3°S |
| President Eduardo Frei Antarctic Base | Chile | Station | Year-Round | 150 | 62.2°S |
| Professor Julio Escudero | Chile | Station | Seasonal | 60 | 62.2°S |
| Rada Covadonga | Chile | Station | Seasonal | — | 63.3°S |
| Ripamonti | Chile | Refuge | Seasonal | — | 62.2°S |
| Risopatron | Chile | Station | Seasonal | 6 | 62.4°S |
| Yelcho | Chile | Station | Seasonal | 28 | 64.9°S |
| Great Wall | China | Station | Year-Round | 60 | 62.2°S |
| Kunlun | China | Station | Seasonal | 26 | 80.4°S |
| QinLing | China | Station | Year-Round | 120 | 74.9°S |
| Taishan | China | Camp | Seasonal | 20 | 73.8°S |
| Zhongshan | China | Station | Year-Round | 60 | 69.4°S |
| Zhongshan Skiway | China | Airfield Camp | Seasonal | 20 | 69.6°S |
| Johann Gregor Mendel Czech Antarctic Station | Czech Republic | Station | Seasonal | 20 | 63.8°S |
| Pedro Vicente Maldonado | Ecuador | Station | Seasonal | 34 | 62.4°S |
| Republica del Ecuador | Ecuador | Refuge | Seasonal | 4 | 62.1°S |
| Aboa | Finland | Station | Seasonal | 15 | 73.0°S |
| D85 Skiway camp | France | Airfield Camp | Seasonal | — | 70.4°S |
| Dumont d'Urville | France | Station | Year-Round | 90 | 66.7°S |
| Robert Guillard | France | Station | Seasonal | 20 | 66.7°S |
| German Antarctic Receiving Station (GARS) | Germany | Station | Year-Round | 10 | 63.3°S |
| Gondwana | Germany | Station | Seasonal | 20 | 74.6°S |
| Kohnen | Germany | Station | Seasonal | 28 | 75.0°S |
| Neumayer III | Germany | Station | Year-Round | 60 | 70.7°S |
| Bharati | India | Station | Year-Round | 47 | 69.4°S |
| Maitri | India | Station | Year-Round | 65 | 70.8°S |
| Browning Pass | Italy | Airfield Camp | Seasonal | 2 | 74.6°S |
| Concordia | Italy | Station | Year-Round | 80 | 75.1°S |
| Enigma Lake | Italy | Airfield Camp | Seasonal | — | 74.7°S |
| Mario Zucchelli | Italy | Station | Seasonal | 112 | 74.7°S |
| Mid Point | Italy | Airfield Camp | Seasonal | — | 75.5°S |
| Talos Dome | Italy | Camp | Seasonal | — | 72.8°S |
| Asuka | Japan | Station | Seasonal | — | 71.5°S |
| Dome Fuji | Japan | Station | Seasonal | 15 | 77.3°S |
| Mizuho | Japan | Station | Seasonal | — | 70.7°S |
| S17 Camp | Japan | Camp | Seasonal | — | 69.0°S |
| Syowa | Japan | Station | Year-Round | 170 | 69.0°S |
| Dirck Gerritsz Laboratory | Netherlands | Laboratory | Seasonal | 10 | 67.6°S |
| Scott Base | New Zealand | Station | Year-Round | 86 | 77.8°S |
| Tor | Norway | Refuge | Seasonal | 6 | 71.9°S |
| Troll Station | Norway | Station | Year-Round | 80 | 72.0°S |
| Machu Picchu | Peru | Station | Seasonal | 30 | 62.1°S |
| Henryk Arctowski | Poland | Station | Year-Round | 40 | 62.2°S |
| Mountain Evening | Republic of Belarus | Station | Seasonal | 12 | 67.7°S |
| Jang Bogo | Republic of Korea | Station | Year-Round | 80 | 74.6°S |
| King Sejong | Republic of Korea | Station | Year-Round | 78 | 62.2°S |
| Bellingshausen | Russia | Station | Year-Round | 40 | 62.2°S |
| Bunger Oasis | Russia | Station | Seasonal | 15 | 66.3°S |
| Druzhnaya IV | Russia | Station | Seasonal | 50 | 69.7°S |
| Leningradskaya | Russia | Station | Seasonal | 10 | 69.5°S |
| Mirny | Russia | Station | Year-Round | 50 | 66.6°S |
| Molodezhnaya | Russia | Station | Seasonal | 15 | 67.7°S |
| Novolazarevskaya | Russia | Station | Year-Round | 70 | 70.8°S |
| Progress | Russia | Station | Year-Round | 50 | 69.4°S |
| Russkaya | Russia | Station | Seasonal | 10 | 74.8°S |
| Soyuz | Russia | Station | Seasonal | 30 | 70.6°S |
| Vostok | Russia | Station | Year-Round | 30 | 78.5°S |
| SANAE IV | South Africa | Station | Year-Round | 80 | 71.7°S |
| SANAP Summer Station | South Africa | Station | Seasonal | 20 | 70.6°S |
| Gabriel de Castilla Station | Spain | Station | Seasonal | 36 | 63.0°S |
| International Field Camp Peninsula Byers | Spain | Camp | Seasonal | 12 | 62.7°S |
| Juan Carlos I | Spain | Station | Seasonal | 50 | 62.7°S |
| Svea | Sweden | Refuge | Seasonal | — | 74.6°S |
| Wasa | Sweden | Station | Seasonal | 10 | 73.0°S |
| Turkish Scientific Research Camp | Türkiye | Camp | Seasonal | 20 | 67.8°S |
| Vernadsky | Ukraine | Station | Year-Round | 24 | 65.2°S |
| Fossil Bluff | United Kingdom | Depot | Seasonal | 6 | 71.3°S |
| Halley VI | United Kingdom | Station | Seasonal | — | 75.6°S |
| Rothera | United Kingdom | Station | Year-Round | 136 | 67.6°S |
| Signy | United Kingdom | Station | Seasonal | 8 | 60.7°S |
| Sky Blu | United Kingdom | Depot | Seasonal | 6 | 74.9°S |
| Amundsen-Scott South Pole | United States | Station | Year-Round | 153 | 90.0°S |
| Byrd Surface | United States | Camp | Seasonal | — | 80.0°S |
| Marble Point Refueling Facility | United States | Depot | Seasonal | — | 77.4°S |
| McMurdo | United States | Station | Year-Round | 1,200 | 77.8°S |
| Palmer | United States | Station | Year-Round | 46 | 64.8°S |
| Siple Dome | United States | Camp | Seasonal | 10 | 81.7°S |
| WAIS Divide | United States | Camp | Seasonal | 40 | 79.5°S |
| Artigas | Uruguay | Station | Year-Round | 50 | 62.2°S |
| Ruperto Elichiribehety | Uruguay | Station | Seasonal | 8 | 63.4°S |