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| Station Name | Nationality | Latitude | Longitude | Altitude | Airfield | Opened | Status | Average Winter Population | Peak Population (summer) |
| Aboa |
 Finland |
73°03'S | 013°25'W | 400 m |
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1989 | seasonal | n/a | 20 |
| Amundsen-Scott |
USA |
89°59.85'S | 139°16.37'E | 2 830 m | ski | 1956 | Year-round | 75 | 250 |
| Arctowski |
Poland |
62°09.57'S | 058°28.25'W | 2 m |
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1977 | Year-round | 12 | 40 |
| Artigas |
 Uruguay |
62°11.07'S | 058°54.15'W | 17 m |
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1984 | Year-round | 9 | 60 |
| Arturo Parodi |
 Chile |
80°19.10'S | 081°18.48'W | 880 m | wheel & ski |
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| Arturo Prat |
Chile |
62°30'S | 059°41'W | ~ 10 m |
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1947 | seasonal | n/a | 27 |
| Belgrano II (1) |
 Argentina |
77°52.48'S | 034°37.62'W | 50 m |
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1955 | Year-round | 12 | 12 |
| Bellingshausen |
 Russia |
62°11.78'S | 058°57.65'W | 16 m |
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1968 | Year-round | 25 | 38 |
| Browning Pass |
 Italy |
74°37.37'S | 163°54.82'E | 170 m | ski |
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| Casey |
Australia |
66°17.00'S | 110°31.18'E | 30 m | ski | 1969 | Year-round | 20 | 70 |
| Comandante Ferraz |
 Brazil |
62°05.00'S | 058°23.47'W | 8 m |
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1984 | Year-round | 12 | 40 |
| Concordia (2) |
France & Italy
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75°06.12'S | 123°23.72'E | 3220 m | ski | 1997 | Year-round | 13 | 45 |
| D10 skiway |
France |
66°40.08'S | 139°49.18'E | ~ 100 m | ski |
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| D85 skiway |
France |
70°25.50'S | 134°08.75'E | 2850 m | ski |
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| Davis |
Australia |
68°34.63'S | 077°58.35'E | 15 m | ski | 1957 | Year-round | 22 | 70 |
| Dome Fuji |
 Japan |
77°19.02'S | 039°42.20'E | 3810 m | ski | 1995 | seasonal | n/a | 15 |
| Druzhnaya 4 |
Russia |
69°44'S | 073°42'E | 20 m |
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1987 | seasonal | n/a | 50 |
| Dumont d'Urville |
France |
66°39.77'S | 140°00.08'E | 42 m |
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1956 | Year-round | 26 | 100 |
| Enigma Lake |
Italy |
74°42.81'S | 164°02.49'E | 170 m | ski |
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| Escudero |
Chile |
62°12.07'S | 058°57.75'W | 10 m |
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1994 | Year-round | 2 | 33 |
| Esperanza |
Argentina |
63°23.70'S | 056°59.77'W | 25 m |
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1952 | Year-round | 55 | 90 |
| Fossil Bluff |
United Kingdom |
71°19.76'S | 068°16.02'W | 92 m | ski |
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| Frei |
Chile |
62°12.00'S | 058°57.85'W | 10 m | wheel | 1969 | Year-round | 70 | 120 |
| Gabriel de Castilla |
 Spain |
62°59'S | 060°41'W | 15 m |
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1990 | seasonal | n/a | 14 |
| Great Wall |
 China |
62°12.98'S | 058°57.73'W | 10 m |
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1985 | Year-round | 14 | 40 |
| Halley |
United Kingdom |
75°34.90'S | 026°32.47'W | 37 m | ski | 1956 | Year-round | 15 | 65 |
| Juan Carlos Primero |
Spain |
62°39'S | 060°23'W | 12 m |
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1989 | seasonal | n/a | 14 |
| Jubany |
Argentina |
62°14.27'S | 058°39.87'W | 10 m |
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1982 | Year-round | 20 | 100 |
| King Sejong |
 Korea |
62°13.40'S | 058°47.35'W | 10 m |
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1988 | Year-round | 15 | 60 |
| Kohnen |
Germany |
75°00'S | 000°04'E | 2900 m | ski | 2001 | seasonal | n/a | 28 |
| Law – Racovita |
Australia & România
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69°23'S | 076°23'E | 65 m |
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1987 | seasonal | n/a | 13 |
| Macchu Picchu |
 Peru |
62°05.49'S | 058°28.27'W | 10 m |
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1989 | seasonal | n/a | 28 |
| Maitri |
 India |
70°45.95'S | 011°44.15'E | 130 m |
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1989 | Year-round | 25 | 65 |
| Maldonado |
 Ecuador |
62°26.96'S | 059°44.54'W | ~ 10 m |
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1990 | seasonal | n/a | 22 |
| Marambio |
Argentina |
64°14.70'S | 056°39.42'W | 200 m | wheel | 1969 | Year-round | 55 | 150 |
| Mario Zucchelli |
Italy |
74°41'S | 164°07'E | 15 m | wheel & ski | 1986 | seasonal | n/a | 90 |
| Mawson |
Australia |
67°36.28'S | 062°52.25'E | 5 m | ski | 1954 | Year-round | 20 | 60 |
| McMurdo |
USA |
77°50.88'S | 166°40.10'E | ~ 10 m | wheel & ski | 1955 | Year-round | 250 | 1000 |
| Mid Point |
Italy |
75°32.44'S | 145°49.12'E | 2520 m | ski |
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| Mirny |
Russia |
66°33.12'S | 093°00.88'E | 40 m |
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1956 | Year-round | 60 | 169 |
| Molodezhnaya |
Russia |
67°40.97'S | 046°08.08'E | 225 m | wheel & ski |
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| Neumayer |
Germany |
70°38.00'S | 008°15.80'W | 40 m | ski | 1981 | Year-round | 9 | 50 |
| Novolazarevskaya |
Russia |
70°46.43'S | 011°51.90'E | 102 m | wheel & ski | 1961 | Year-round | 30 | 70 |
| O'Higgins |
Chile |
63°19.25'S | 057°54.02'W | 12 m | ski | 1948 | Year-round | 16 | 44 |
| Odell Glacier |
USA |
76°39'S | 159°58'E | 1600 m | wheel |
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| Ohridiski |
 Bulgaria |
62°38.48'S | 060°21.88'W | ~ 10 m |
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1988 | seasonal | n/a | 15 |
| Orcadas |
Argentina |
60°44.33'S | 044°44.28'W | 4 m |
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1904 | Year-round | 14 | 45 |
| Palmer |
United States |
64°46.50'S | 064°03.07'W | ~ 10 m |
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1965 | Year-round | 12 | 43 |
| Progress 2 |
Russia |
69°23'S | 076°23'E | 15 m |
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1989 | Year-round | 20 | 77 |
| Refugio Ecuador |
Ecuador |
62°08'S | 058°22'W | ~ 10 m |
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1990 | Refuge | n/a | 4 |
| Rothera |
United Kingdom |
67°3417'S | 068°07.20'W | 16 m | wheel & ski | 1976 | Year-round | 22 | 130 |
| S17 |
Japan |
69°01.50'S | 040°06.50'E | 620 m | ski |
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| San Martín |
Argentina |
68°07.78'S | 067°06.20'W | 5 m |
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1951 | Year-round | 20 | 20 |
| SANAE IV (3) |
 South Africa |
71°40.42'S | 002°49.73'W | 850 m | ski | 1962 | Year-round | 10 | 80 |
| Scott Base |
 New Zealand |
77°51.00'S | 166°45.77'E | 10 m |
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1957 | Year-round | 10 | 85 |
| Signy |
United Kingdom |
60°43'S | 045°36'W | 5 m |
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1947 | seasonal | n/a | 10 |
| Sitry |
Italy |
71°39.32'S | 148°39.15'E | 1600 m | ski |
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| Sky Blu |
United Kingdom |
74°51.38'S | 071°34.16'W | 1370-1500 m | wheel |
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| Syowa |
Japan |
69°00.37'S | 039°35.40'E | 29 m | ski | 1957 | Year-round | 40 | 110 |
| Tor |
Norway |
71°53'S | 005°09'E | 1625 m |
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1985 | seasonal | n/a | 4 |
| Troll (4) |
Norway |
72°00.12'S | 002°32.03'E | 1300 m | wheel | 1990 | Year-round | 7 | 40 |
| Vernadsky |
 Ukraine |
65°14.72'S | 064°15.40'W | 7 m |
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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 | ~ 400m |
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1989 | seasonal | n/a | 20 |
| Zhongshan |
China |
69°22.27'S | 076°23.22'E | ~ 10 m |
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1989 | Year-round | 15 | 30 |
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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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