Antarctic Stations - Bases - Currently Occupied
McMurdo Station, from the Summit of Observation Hill
South Pole Station and - Geographic South Pole
Signy Base
Table key: Yellow Background - year round station | White background - summer only station or air facility
| Station Name | Nation | Coordinates | Situation | Altitude | Airfield | Opened | Average Winter Pop. |
Peak Summer Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboa |
Finland |
73°03'S 013°25'W |
Queen Maud Land | 400 m |
|
1989 | n/a | 20 |
| Amundsen-Scott |
USA |
89°59.85'S 139°16.37'E |
South Pole | 2 830 m | ski | 1956 | 75 | 250 |
| Arctowski |
Poland |
62°09.57'S 058°28.25'W |
King George Island - Peninsula | 2 m |
|
1977 | 12 | 40 |
| Artigas |
Uruguay |
62°11.07'S 058°54.15'W |
King George Island - Peninsula | 17 m |
|
1984 | 9 | 60 |
| Arturo Parodi |
Chile |
80°19.10'S 081°18.48'W |
Patriot Hills | 880 m | wheel & ski |
|
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| Arturo Prat |
Chile |
62°30'S 059°41'W |
South Shetland Islands | 10 m |
|
1947 | n/a | 27 |
| Belgrano II |
Argentina |
77°52.48'S 034°37.62'W |
Coats Land | 50 m |
|
1955 | 12 | 12 |
| Bellingshausen |
Russia |
62°11.78'S 058°57.65'W |
King George Island - Peninsula | 16 m |
|
1968 | 25 | 38 |
| Bernado O'Higgins |
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 Chile and Germany |
63°19'15"S 57°53'56.2"W |
Cape Legoupil - Peninsula | 10 m | 1948 | 16 | 44 | |
| Bharati |
India |
69°24.41'S 076°11.72'W |
Larsemann Hills | 35m | 2012 | 24 | 47 | |
| Brown |
Argentina |
64°53'43.1"S 62°52'13.8"W |
Antarctic Peninsula | 10 m | 1951 | n/a | 18 | |
| Byrd |
USA |
80°01'00"S 119°32'00"W |
Marie Byrd Land | 1553 m |
1957 reopened 2009 |
50 | ||
| Camara |
Argentina |
62°35'41"S 59°55'8"W |
Half Moon Island | 22 m | 1953 | |||
| Casey |
Australia |
66°17.00'S 110°31.18'E |
Vincennes Bay, Wilkes Land | 30 m | ski | 1969 | 20 | 70 |
| Comandante Ferraz |
Brazil |
62°05.00'S 058°23.47'W |
King George Island - Peninsula | 8 m |
|
1984 | 12 | 40 |
| Concordia |
+
 France & Italy |
75°06.12'S 123°23.72'E |
Dome C - Antarctic Plateau | 3220 m | ski | 1997 | 15 | 60 |
| D10 skiway |
France |
66°40.08'S 139°49.18'E |
Adelie Land | ~ 100 m | ski |
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| D85 skiway |
France |
70°25.50'S 134°08.75'E |
Adelie Land | 2850 m | ski |
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| Davis |
Australia |
68°34.63'S 077°58.35'E |
Princess Elizabeth Land | 15 m | ski | 1957 | 22 | 70 |
| Decepcion |
Argentina |
62°58'31"S 60°41'52"W |
Deception Island - Peninsula | 8 m | 1948 | |||
| Dome Fuji |
Japan |
77°19.02'S 039°42.20'E |
Queen Maud Land | 3810 m | ski | 1995 | n/a | 15 |
| Druzhnaya 4 |
Russia |
69°44'S 073°42'E |
Prydz Bay | 20 m |
|
1987 | n/a | 50 |
| Dumont d'Urville |
France |
66°39.77'S 140°00.08'E |
Adelie Land | 42 m |
|
1956 | 26 | 100 |
| Escudero |
Chile |
62°12.07'S 058°57.75'W |
King George Island - Peninsula | 10 m | wheel, receives tourist flights | 1994 | 2 | 33 |
| Esperanza |
Argentina |
63°23.70'S 056°59.77'W |
Hope Bay | 25 m |
|
1952 | 55 | 90 |
| Fossil Bluff |
United Kingdom |
71°19.76'S 068°16.02'W |
Alexander Island - Peninsula | 92 m | ski |
|
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| Frei (Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva) |
Chile |
62°12.00'S 058°57.85'W |
King George Island - Peninsula | 10 m | wheel | 1969 | 80 | 150 |
| Gabriel de Castilla |
Spain |
62°59'S 060°41'W |
Deception Island | 15 m |
|
1990 | n/a | 14 |
| Great Wall |
China |
62°12.98'S 058°57.73'W |
King George Island - Peninsula | 10 m |
|
1985 | 14 | 40 |
| Halley |
United Kingdom |
75°34.90'S 026°32.47'W |
Brunt Ice Shelf | 37 m | ski | 1956 | 15 | 70 |
| Jang Bogo |
South Korea |
74°37'0"S 164°12'5"E |
Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land | 2014 | 15 | 60 | ||
| Jinnah |
 Pakistan |
70°24'S 25°45'E |
Queen Maud Land | 1991 | ||||
| Juan Carlos Primero |
Spain |
62°39'S 060°23'W |
Livingston Island - Peninsula | 12 m |
|
1989 | n/a | 14 |
| Jubany (now Calini) |
Argentina |
62°14.27'S 058°39.87'W |
King George Island - Peninsula | 10 m |
|
1953 | 20 | 60 |
| King Sejong |
South Korea |
62°13.40'S 058°47.35'W |
King George Island - Peninsula | 10 m |
|
1988 | 15 | 60 |
| Kohnen |
Germany |
75°00'S 000°04'E |
Dronning Maud Land | 2900 m | ski | 2001 | n/a | 28 |
| Kunlun |
China |
80°25'01"S 77°06'58"E |
Dome A | 4087 m | 2009 | n/a | ||
| Law Racovita |
 Romania |
69°23'S 076°23'E |
Princess Elizabeth Land | 65 m |
|
1986 Romanian since 2006 |
n/a | 13 |
| Macchu Picchu |
Peru |
62°05.49'S 058°28.27'W |
King George Island - Peninsula | 10 m |
|
1989 | n/a | 28 |
| Maitri |
India |
70°45.95'S 011°44.15'E |
Schirmacher region | 130 m |
|
1989 | 25 | 65 |
| Maldonado |
Ecuador |
62°26.96'S 059°44.54'W |
Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands | ~ 10 m |
|
1990 | n/a | 22 |
| Marambio |
Argentina |
64°14.70'S 056°39.42'W |
Seymour-Marambio Island | 200 m | wheel | 1969 | 55 | 150 |
| Mario Zucchelli |
Italy |
74°41'S 164°07'E |
Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea | 15 m | wheel & ski | 1986 | n/a | 90 |
| Mawson |
Australia |
67°36.28'S 062°52.25'E |
Mac Robertson Land | 5 m | ski | 1954 | 20 | 60 |
| McMurdo |
USA |
77°50.88'S 166°40.10'E |
Ross Island | ~ 10 m | wheel & ski | 1955 | 250 | 1000 |
| Melchior |
Argentina |
64°19'32"S 62°58'34"W |
Melchior Islands - Peninsula | 8 m | 1947 | n/a | 36 | |
| Mendel |
 Czech Republic |
63°48'6.5"S 57°53'7.9"W |
James Ross Island - Peninsula | 10 m | 2006 | |||
| Mid Point |
Italy |
75°32.44'S 145°49.12'E |
Ross Sea Area | 2520 m | ski |
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| Mirny |
Russia |
66°33.12'S 093°00.88'E |
Davis Sea | 40 m |
|
1956 | 60 | 169 |
| Molodezhnaya |
Russia |
67°40.97'S 046°08.08'E |
Alasheyev Bay, East Antarctica | 42 m | wheel & ski |
1962 |
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| Neumayer |
Germany |
70°38.00'S 008°15.80'W |
Atka bay | 40 m | ski | 1981 | 9 | 50 |
| Novolazarevskaya |
Russia |
70°46.43'S 011°51.90'E |
Queen Maud Land | 102 m | wheel & ski | 1961 | 30 | 70 |
| Bernardo O'Higgins |
Chile |
63°19.25'S 057°54.02'W |
Antarctic Peninsula | 12 m | ski | 1948 | 16 | 44 |
| Orcadas |
Argentina |
60°44.33'S 044°44.28'W |
South Orkney Islands | 4 m |
|
1904 | 14 | 45 |
| Palmer |
United States |
64°46.50'S 064°03.07'W |
Anvers Island - Peninsula | 10 m |
|
1965 | 12 | 43 |
| Petrel |
Argentina |
63°28'42"S 56°13'55"W |
Dundee Island - Peninsula | 1967 | n/a | |||
| Primavera |
Argentina |
64°9'21"S 60°57'18"W |
Graham Land - Peninsula | 50 m | 1977 | n/a | 17 | |
| Princess Elisabeth |
Belgium |
71°57'S 23°20'E |
Dronning Maud Land | 1300 m | 2009 | n/a | 20 | |
| Progress 2 |
Russia |
69°23'S 076°23'E |
Prydz bay | 15 m |
|
1989 | 20 | 77 |
| Rothera |
United Kingdom |
67°34.17'S 068°07.20'W |
Adelaide Island - Peninsula | 16 m | wheel & ski | 1975 | 22 | 130 |
| S17 |
Japan |
69°01.50'S 040°06.50'E |
30km E of Syowa station | 620 m | ski |
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| San Martin |
Argentina |
68°07.78'S 067°06.20'W |
Antarctic Peninsula | 5 m |
|
1951 | 20 | 20 |
| SANAE IV |
South Africa |
71°40.42'S 002°49.73'W |
Queen Maud Land | 850 m | ski | 1962 | 10 | 80 |
| Scott Base |
New Zealand |
77°51.00'S 166°45.77'E |
Ross Island | 10 m |
|
1957 | 10 | 85 |
| Signy |
United Kingdom |
60°43'S 045°36'W |
South Orkney Islands | 5 m |
|
1947 | n/a | 8 |
| Sky Blu |
United Kingdom |
74°51.38'S 071°34.16'W |
Eastern Ellsworth Land | 1500 m | wheel | 1995 |
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| Syowa / Showa |
Japan |
69°00.37'S 039°35.40'E |
East Ongul Island | 29 m | ski | 1957 | 40 | 110 |
| Svea |
Sweden |
74°34'34"S 11°13'31"W |
Queen Maud Land | 1987 | ||||
| Taishan |
China |
73°51'S 76°58'E |
Princess Elisabeth Land | 2621 m | 2014 | n/a | 20 | |
| Tor |
Norway |
71°53'S 005°09'E |
Dronning Maud Land | 1625 m |
|
1985 | n/a | 4 |
| Troll |
Norway |
72°00.12'S 002°32.03'E |
Dronning Maud Land | 1300 m | wheel | 1990 | 7 | 40 |
| Vernadsky |
Ukraine |
65°14.72'S 064°15.40'W |
Galindez Islnad | 7 m |
|
1996 | 12 | 24 |
| Vostok |
Russia |
78°28.00'S 106°48.00'E |
3500 m | ski | 1957 | 13 | 25 | |
| Wasa |
Sweden |
73°03'S 013°25'W |
Dronning Maud Land | ~ 400m |
|
1989 | n/a | 20 |
| Zhongshan |
China |
69°22.27'S 076°23.22'E |
Prydz bay | ~ 10 m |
|
1989 | 15 | 30 |
| TOTALS |
1144 winter |
4225 summer |
