Antarctic Bases - Currently Occupied

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Bases: A - Port Lockroy \| B - Deception Island \| BI - Bird Island \| D - Hope Bay \| E - Stonington Island \| F - Argentine Islands - Faraday \| G - Admiralty Bay \| H - Signy \| KG - Fossil Bluff \| M - South Georgia \| N - Anvers Island \| O - Danco Island \| R - Rothera \| T - Adelaide Island \| V - View Point \| W - Detaille Island \| Y - Horseshoe Island \| Z - Halley Bay Support: RRS Bransfield \| RRS John Biscoe \| RRS Shackleton \| James Clark Ross \| Kista Dan \| Port Stanley \| Protector	Of Dogs and Men 1944-1994 The illustrated story of the dogs of BAS
US bases: McMurdo 60's 70's 80's 90's 2000's \| VXE-6 \| South Pole \| NSFA \| Ships \| Deep Freeze \| Palmer \| William's Field \| Seabees
Other countries: ANARE \| Chile \| Deutschland \| España \| India \| New Zealand \| South Africa \| Uruguay \| Non-national
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McMurdo Station Pictures OAEs

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Signy Station Pictures - FIDs

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The naming of Signy Island

Station Name	Nationality	Coordinates	Situation	Altitude	Airfield	Opened	Status	Average Winter Population	Peak Population (summer)
Aboa	Finland	73°03'S 013°25'W	Queen Maud Land	400 m		1989	seasonal	n/a	20
Amundsen-Scott	USA	89°59.85'S 139°16.37'E	South Pole	2 830 m	ski	1956	Year-round	75	250
Arctowski	Poland	62°09.57'S 058°28.25'W	King George Island - Peninsula	2 m		1977	Year-round	12	40
Artigas	Uruguay	62°11.07'S 058°54.15'W	King George Island - Peninsula	17 m		1984	Year-round	9	60
Arturo Parodi	Chile	80°19.10'S 081°18.48'W	Patriot Hills	880 m	wheel & ski
Arturo Prat	Chile	62°30'S 059°41'W	South Shetland Islands	~ 10 m		1947	seasonal	n/a	27
Belgrano II (1)	Argentina	77°52.48'S 034°37.62'W	Coats Land	50 m		1955	Year-round	12	12
Bellingshausen	Russia	62°11.78'S 058°57.65'W	King George Island - Peninsula	16 m		1968	Year-round	25	38
Browning Pass	Italy	74°37.37'S 163°54.82'E	Victoria land	170 m	ski
Casey	Australia	66°17.00'S 110°31.18'E	Vincennes Bay, Wilkes Land	30 m	ski	1969	Year-round	20	70
Comandante Ferraz	Brazil	62°05.00'S 058°23.47'W	King George Island - Peninsula	8 m		1984	Year-round	12	40
Concordia (2)	France & Italy +	75°06.12'S 123°23.72'E	Dome C - Antarctic Plateau	3220 m	ski	1997	Year-round	13	45
D10 skiway	France	66°40.08'S 139°49.18'E	Adelie Land	~ 100 m	ski
D85 skiway	France	70°25.50'S 134°08.75'E	Adelie Land	2850 m	ski
Davis	Australia	68°34.63'S 077°58.35'E	Princess Elizabeth Land	15 m	ski	1957	Year-round	22	70
Dome Fuji	Japan	77°19.02'S 039°42.20'E	Queen Maud Land	3810 m	ski	1995	seasonal	n/a	15
Druzhnaya 4	Russia	69°44'S 073°42'E	Prydz Bay	20 m		1987	seasonal	n/a	50
Dumont d'Urville	France	66°39.77'S 140°00.08'E	Adelie Land	42 m		1956	Year-round	26	100
Enigma Lake	Italy	74°42.81'S 164°02.49'E	Victoria Land	170 m	ski
Escudero	Chile	62°12.07'S 058°57.75'W	King George Island - Peninsula	10 m		1994	Year-round	2	33
Esperanza	Argentina	63°23.70'S 056°59.77'W	Hope Bay	25 m		1952	Year-round	55	90
Fossil Bluff	United Kingdom	71°19.76'S 068°16.02'W	Alexander Island - Peninsula	92 m	ski
Frei	Chile	62°12.00'S 058°57.85'W	King George Island - Peninsula	10 m	wheel	1969	Year-round	70	120
Gabriel de Castilla	Spain	62°59'S 060°41'W	Deception Island	15 m		1990	seasonal	n/a	14
Great Wall	China	62°12.98'S 058°57.73'W	King George Island - Peninsula	10 m		1985	Year-round	14	40
Halley	United Kingdom	75°34.90'S 026°32.47'W	Brunt Ice Shelf	37 m	ski	1956	Year-round	15	65
Juan Carlos Primero	Spain	62°39'S 060°23'W	Livingston Island - Peninsula	12 m		1989	seasonal	n/a	14
Jubany	Argentina	62°14.27'S 058°39.87'W	King George Island - Peninsula	10 m		1982	Year-round	20	100
King Sejong	Korea	62°13.40'S 058°47.35'W	King George Island - Peninsula	10 m		1988	Year-round	15	60
Kohnen	Germany	75°00'S 000°04'E	Dronning Maud Land	2900 m	ski	2001	seasonal	n/a	28
Law Racovita	Australia & Romania	69°23'S 076°23'E	Princess Elizabeth Land	65 m		1987	seasonal	n/a	13
Macchu Picchu	Peru	62°05.49'S 058°28.27'W	King George Island - Peninsula	10 m		1989	seasonal	n/a	28
Maitri	India	70°45.95'S 011°44.15'E	Schirmacher region	130 m		1989	Year-round	25	65
Maldonado	Ecuador	62°26.96'S 059°44.54'W	Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands	~ 10 m		1990	seasonal	n/a	22
Marambio	Argentina	64°14.70'S 056°39.42'W	Seymour-Marambio Island	200 m	wheel	1969	Year-round	55	150
Mario Zucchelli	Italy	74°41'S 164°07'E	Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea	15 m	wheel & ski	1986	seasonal	n/a	90
Mawson	Australia	67°36.28'S 062°52.25'E	Mac Robertson Land	5 m	ski	1954	Year-round	20	60
McMurdo	USA	77°50.88'S 166°40.10'E	Ross Island	~ 10 m	wheel & ski	1955	Year-round	250	1000
Mid Point	Italy	75°32.44'S 145°49.12'E	Ross Sea Area	2520 m	ski
Mirny	Russia	66°33.12'S 093°00.88'E	Davis Sea	40 m		1956	Year-round	60	169
Molodezhnaya	Russia	67°40.97'S 046°08.08'E	Alasheyev Bay, East Antarctica	225 m	wheel & ski
Neumayer	Germany	70°38.00'S 008°15.80'W	Atka bay	40 m	ski	1981	Year-round	9	50
Novolazarevskaya	Russia	70°46.43'S 011°51.90'E	Queen Maud Land	102 m	wheel & ski	1961	Year-round	30	70
Bernardo O'Higgins	Chile	63°19.25'S 057°54.02'W	Antarctic Peninsula	12 m	ski	1948	Year-round	16	44
Odell Glacier	USA	76°39'S 159°58'E	Allan Hills, Ross Sea Area	1600 m	wheel
Ohridiski	Bulgaria	62°38.48'S 060°21.88'W	Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands	~ 10 m		1988	seasonal	n/a	15
Orcadas	Argentina	60°44.33'S 044°44.28'W	South Orkney Islands	4 m		1904	Year-round	14	45
Palmer	United States	64°46.50'S 064°03.07'W	Anvers Island - Peninsula	~ 10 m		1965	Year-round	12	43
Princess Elisabeth	Belgium	71°57'S 23°20'E	Dronning Maud Land	1300 m		2009	seasonal		20
Progress 2	Russia	69°23'S 076°23'E	Prydz bay	15 m		1989	Year-round	20	77
Refugio Ecuador	Ecuador	62°08'S 058°22'W		~ 10 m		1990	Refuge	n/a	4
Rothera	United Kingdom	67°34.17'S 068°07.20'W	Adelaide Island - Peninsula	16 m	wheel & ski	1976	Year-round	22	130
S17	Japan	69°01.50'S 040°06.50'E	30km E of Syowa station	620 m	ski
San Martin	Argentina	68°07.78'S 067°06.20'W	Antarctic Peninsula	5 m		1951	Year-round	20	20
SANAE IV (3)	South Africa	71°40.42'S 002°49.73'W	Queen Maud Land	850 m	ski	1962	Year-round	10	80
Scott Base	New Zealand	77°51.00'S 166°45.77'E	Ross Island	10 m		1957	Year-round	10	85
Signy	United Kingdom	60°43'S 045°36'W	South Orkney Islands	5 m		1947	seasonal	n/a	10
Sitry	Italy	71°39.32'S 148°39.15'E		1600 m	ski
Sky Blu	United Kingdom	74°51.38'S 071°34.16'W	Eastern Ellsworth Land	1500 m	wheel	1995	seasonal
Syowa / Showa	Japan	69°00.37'S 039°35.40'E	East Ongul Island	29 m	ski	1957	Year-round	40	110
Tor	Norway	71°53'S 005°09'E	Dronning Maud Land	1625 m		1985	seasonal	n/a	4
Troll (4)	Norway	72°00.12'S 002°32.03'E	Dronning Maud Land	1300 m	wheel	1990	Year-round	7	40
Vernadsky	Ukraine	65°14.72'S 064°15.40'W	Galindez Islnad	7 m		1996	Year-round	12	24
Vostok	Russia	78°28.00'S 106°48.00'E		3500 m	ski	1957	Year-round	13	25
Wasa	Sweden	73°03'S 013°25'W	Dronning Maud Land	~ 400m		1989	seasonal	n/a	20
Zhongshan	China	69°22.27'S 076°23.22'E	Prydz bay	~ 10 m		1989	Year-round	15	30
							Total:	1077	3944

Antarctic Bases - Seasonal Populations

Notes:
(1) Original Belgrano Station opened 1955. Replaced by Belgrano II 1979.
(2) Concordia Station opened Dec 1997 for summer-only operation. Opened for year-round operation Feb 2005.
(3) Original SANAE Station opened 1962. SANAE IV opened 1997 at a new location, 200km South of SANAE I to III.
(4) Troll Station opened Feb 1990 for summer-only operation. Opened for year-round operation Feb 2005.

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