Research stations in Antarctica

Nations with bases in Antarctica as of October 2006

A number of governments maintain permanent research stations throughout Antarctica. Many of the stations are staffed around the year. A total of 30 countries (as of October 2006), all signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, operate seasonal (summer) and year-round research stations on the continent and in its surrounding oceans. The population of persons doing and supporting science on the continent and its nearby islands varies from approximately 4,000 persons during the summer season to 1,000 persons during winter. In addition to these permanent stations, approximately 30 field camps are established each austral summer to support specific projects.

Stations

Base	Open	Country	Established	Activities	Situation	Coordinates	Time zone
Aboa	Summer	Finland	1988	Finnish Antarctic Research Program	Queen Maud Land	73°03′S 13°25′W
Akademik Vernadsky Station	Permanent	Ukraine	1994		Galindez Island	65°14′S 64°15′W	UTC-3
Almirante Brown Antarctic Base	Summer	Argentina	1951	Argentine Antarctica	Antarctic Peninsula	64°53′S 62°53′W	UTC-3
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station	Permanent	United States	1957	United States Antarctic Program	South Pole	90°S 0°E	UTC+12*
Artigas Base	Permanent	Uruguay	1984	Uruguayan Antarctic Institute	King George Island	62°10.5′S 58°51.7′W	UTC-3
Asuka Station	unmanned observation	Japan	1985	National Institute of Polar Research	Queen Maud Land	77°19′01″S 39°42′12″E
Belgrano II	Permanent	Argentina	1979	Laboratory and meteorological station	Coats Land	77°52′S 34°37′W	UTC-3
Bellingshausen Station	Permanent	Russia	1968		King George Island	62°11′47″S 58°57′39″W
Bernardo O'Higgins Station	Permanent	Chile	1948	Chilean Army	Antarctic Peninsula	63°19′S 57°54′W	UTC-4*
Captain Arturo Prat base	Permanent	Chile	1947	Chilean Navy	Greenwich Island	62°30′S 59°41′W	UTC-4*
Casey Station	Permanent	Australia	1959	Australian Antarctic Division	Vincennes Bay	66°17′S 110°32′E	UTC+8
Comandante Ferraz Station	Permanent	Brazil	1984		King George Island	62°05.1′S 58°24.2′W
Concordia Station	Permanent	France Italy	2005		Dome C, Antarctic Plateau	75°06′S 123°20′E
Dakshin Gangotri Station	Abandoned	India	1984~1991	Indian Antarctic Program	Queen Maud Land	70°45′S 11°46′E
Davis Station	Permanent	Australia	1957	Australian Antarctic Division	Princess Elizabeth Land	68°35′S 77°58′E	UTC+7
Dome Fuji Station	Permanent	Japan	1995	National Institute of Polar Research	Queen Maud Land	77°19′01″S 39°42′12″E
Dumont d'Urville Station	Permanent	France	1956		Adélie Land	66°40′S 140°00′E	UTC+10
Frei Montalva and Villa Las Estrellas	Permanent	Chile	1969	Chilean Air Force	King George Island	62°11.7′S 58°58.7′W	UTC-4*
Esperanza Base	Permanent	Argentina	1975	Laboratory and meteorological station, radio, a school, and tourist facilities.	Hope Bay	63°24′S 57°00′W	UTC -3
Gabriel de Castilla Spanish Antarctic Station	Summer	Spain	1989	Marine biology [1]	Deception Island	62°58′S 60°41′W
Georg von Neumayer Station	Replaced by Neumayer Station	Germany	1981-1992	Alfred Wegener Institute	Queen Maud Land	70°37′S 08°22′W	UTC
Great Wall Station	Permanent	China	1985	Meteorology	King George Island	62°13′S 58°58.2′W
Halley Research Station	Permanent	United Kingdom	1956	British Antarctic Survey	Brunt Ice Shelf	75°35′S 26°34′W
Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station	Permanent	Poland	1977	Oceanobiology, Oceanography, Geology, Geomorphology, Glaciology, Meteorology, Climatology, Seismology, Magnetism and Ecology	King George Island	62°09.2′S 058°28.9′W
Jinnah Antarctic Station	Summer	Pakistan	1991	Pakistan Antarctic Expedition	Reine Mary Coast	70°24′S 25°45′E
Juan Carlos I Spanish Antarctic Station	Summer	Spain	1988	CSIC. Laboratory, investigation and meteorogical station. [2]	Livingston Island	62°39′S 60°23′W
Jubany	Permanent	Argentina	1953	Animal life, meteorology	King George Island	62°14.2′S 58°40.6′W	UTC-3
King Sejong Station	Permanent	South Korea	1988	Korea Antarctic Research Program	King George Island	62°13.2′S 58°47′W
Law-Racovita Station	Summer	Romania	1986	Romanian Polar Research Institute	Larsemann Hills (Princess Elizabeth Land)	69°23′S 76°23′E
Leningradskaya Station	Re-opening in 2007/2008	Russia	1971	Russian Antarctic Expedition	Oates Coast, Victoria Land	69°30′S 159°23′E
Machu Picchu Research Station	Summer	Peru	1989	Summer base	Admiralty Bay, King George Island	62°05.4′S 58°28.1′W
Macquarie Base	Permanent	Australia	1911	Australian Antarctic Division	Macquarie Island	54°30′S 158°57′E
Maitri Station	Permanent	India	1989	Indian Antarctic Program	Schirmacher region	70°45.58′S 11°43.56′E
Marambio Base	Permanent	Argentina	1969	Laboratory, meteorological station, 1.2km long-30m wide landing track. (website)	Seymour-Marambio Island	64°14′S 56°37′W	UTC-3
Mario Zucchelli Station	Summer	Italy	1986	Oceanobiology, Oceanography, Geology, Geomorphology, Glaciology, Meteorology, Climatology, Seismology, Magnetism and Ecology (website)	Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea	74°42′S 164°07′E	UTC+12
Mawson Station	Permanent	Australia	1954?	Australian Antarctic Division	Mac Robertson Land	67°36′S 62°53′E	UTC+6
McMurdo Station	Permanent	United States	1956		Ross Island	77°51′S 166°40′E	UTC+12*
Mendel Polar Station	Summer	Czech Republic	2006	biological, geological and climate research	James Ross Island	63°48′S 57°52′W
Mirny Station	Permanent	Russia	1956	glaciology, seismology, meteorology, polar lights, cosmic radiation, and marine biology	Davis Sea	66°33′07″S 93°00′53″E
Mizuho Station	irregular (transshipment station)	Japan	1970	National Institute of Polar Research		70°41′S 44°19′E
Molodyozhnaya Station	Re-opening in 2007/2008	Russia Belarus	1962	Meteorology [3] Russian Antarctic Expedition		67°40′18″S 45°51′21″E
Neumayer Station	Permanent	Germany	1992	Alfred Wegener Institute	Atka-Bay	70°39′S 08°15′W	UTC
Novolazarevskaya Station	Permanent	Russia	January 1961		Queen Maud Land	70°46′26″S 11°51′54″E
Orcadas Base	Permanent	Argentina	1904	Meteorology	Orcadas Islands	60°44′S 44°44′W	UTC-3
Palmer Station	Permanent	United States	1968	Science labs, a dock and a helicopter pad.	Anvers Island	64.77°S 64.05°W / -64.77; -64.05	UTC-4
Prinses Elisabeth Base	Permanent	Belgium	2007	Under construction.	Dronning Maud Land	71.57°S 23.20°E / -71.57; 23.20
Professor Julio Escudero base	Permanent	Chile		Chilean Antarctic Institute	King George Island	62°12.3′S 58°58.5′W	UTC-4*
Progress Station	Summer	Russia	1988	Russian Antarctic Expedition	Prydz Bay	69°22′44″S 76°23′13″E
Rothera Research Station	Permanent	United Kingdom	1975	British Antarctic Survey	Adelaide Island	67°34′S 68°08′W
Russkaya Station	Re-opening in 2007/2008	Russia	1980	Russian Antarctic Expedition	Marie Byrd Land	74°46′S 136°52′W
San Martín Station	Permanent	Argentina	1951	Laboratory and Meteorological measurements		68°08′S 67°06′W	UTC-3
SANAE IV (South African National Antarctic Expeditions)	Permanent	South Africa	1962 (SANAE I)	Upper atmosphere research (e.g. cosmic rays) and Earth sciences (e.g. geology).	Fimbul Coastal Ice Shelf in Queen Maud Land	71°40′S 2°51′W
St. Kliment Ohridski Base	Permanent	Bulgaria	1988	Biological research, laboratorial and meteorological measurements. First Eastern Orthodox church, St. Ivan Rilski	Livingston Island	62°38′29″S 60°21′53″W
Scott Base	Permanent	New Zealand	1957	Antarctic physical environments, Southern Ocean and Antarctic ecosystems.	Ross Island	77°51′S 166°45′E	UTC+12
Showa Station	Permanent	Japan	1958	National Institute of Polar Research		66°00′S 39°35′E	GMT+3
Svea	Summer	Sweden	1988	Swedish Polar Research Secretariat	Queen Maud Land	74°35′S 11°13′W
Troll Station	Permanent	Norway	1990	Norwegian Polar Institute	Queen Maud Land	74°35′S 11°13′W
Wasa Station	Summer	Sweden	1989	Swedish Polar Research Secretariat	Queen Maud Land	73°03′S 13°25′W
Vostok Station	Permanent	Russia	1957	Russian Antarctic Expedition	Antarctic Ice Sheet	78°28′S 106°48′E	UTC+6
Zhongshan (Sun Yet-Sen) Station	Summer	China	1989			69°22′44″S 76°22′40″E

* Observes daylight saving time.

Notes

See also

• Demographics of Antarctica
• List of Antarctica expeditions

External links

• Research stations