Station name | LOCODE | Type | Country | Year Est. | Administered by | Location |
Status & Activities | Coordinates | Time zone |
Aboa | AQ ABA | Summer | Finland | 1988 | Finnish Antarctic Research Program | Queen Maud Land | Active | 73°02′32″S 13°24′26″W / 73.042283°S 13.407350°W / -73.042283; -13.407350 | |
Aguirre Cerda | AQ | Summer | Chile | 1955 | Instituto Antártico Chileno | Deception Island | Closed 1967 | 62°56′01″S 60°35′45″W / 62.933704°S 60.5958931°W / -62.933704; -60.5958931 | |
Amundsen–Scott South Pole | AQ AMS | Permanent | United States | 1957 | United States Antarctic Program | Geographical South Pole |
Active | 90°S 0°E / 90°S 0°E / -90; 0 (Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (USA)) | UTC+12* |
Arctowski | AQ ARC | Permanent | Poland | 1977 | Polish Academy of Sciences | King George Island | Active | 62°09′37″S 58°28′24″W / 62.160140°S 58.473247°W / -62.160140; -58.473247 | |
Arrival Heights Laboratory[12] | AQ | Permanent | New Zealand | 1959 | Antarctica New Zealand | Ross Island |
Active | 77°49′50″S 166°39′40″E / 77.830577°S 166.661174°E / -77.830577; 166.661174 | |
Arrival Heights Satellite Station[12] | AQ | Permanent | New Zealand | 1959 | Antarctica New Zealand | Ross Island | Active | 77°49′48″S 166°39′42″E / 77.830016°S 166.661659°E / -77.830016; 166.661659 | |
Artigas | AQ ART | Permanent | Uruguay | 1984 | Uruguayan Antarctic Institute | King George Island | Active | 62°11′04″S 58°54′14″W / 62.184444°S 58.903889°W / -62.184444; -58.903889 | UTC−3 |
Arturo Parodi | AQ | Summer | Chile | 1999 | Instituto Antártico Chileno | Ellsworth Land | Closed Relocated to Union Glacier 2014 | | 80°18′15″S 81°23′13″W / 80.304170°S 81.3870573°W / -80.304170; -81.3870573 | |
Arturo Prat | AQ APT | Permanent | Chile | 1947 | Chilean Navy | Greenwich Island | Active | 62°28′44″S 59°39′52″W / 62.478889°S 59.664444°W / -62.478889; -59.664444 | UTC−3 |
Asuka | AQ | Summer | Japan | 1985 | National Institute of Polar Research | Queen Maud Land | Closed Unmanned activity | 71°31′33″S 24°06′41″E / 71.525950°S 24.111409°E / -71.525950; 24.111409 | |
Beaver Lake[13] | AQ | Summer | Australia | 1995 | Australian Antarctic Division | Beaver Lake | Active | 70°47′42″S 68°10′08″E / 70.795115°S 68.168909°E / -70.795115; 68.168909 | |
Belgrano I | AQ | Permanent | Argentina | 1955 | Instituto Antártico Argentino | Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf | Abandoned 1980 | 77°46′S 38°11′W / 77.767°S 38.183°W / -77.767; -38.183 | UTC−3 |
Belgrano II | AQ BEL | Permanent | Argentina | 1979 | Instituto Antartico Argentino | Coats Land | Active | 77°52′25″S 34°37′39″W / 77.873696°S 34.627588°W / -77.873696; -34.627588 | UTC−3 |
Belgrano III | AQ | Permanent | Argentina | 1980 | Instituto Antártico Argentino | Berkner Island | Abandoned 1984 | 77°54′02″S 45°47′01″W / 77.900556°S 45.783611°W / -77.900556; -45.783611 | UTC−3 |
Bellingshausen | AQ BHN | Permanent | Russia | 1968 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | King George Island |
Active | 62°11′55″S 58°57′38″W / 62.198591°S 58.960547°W / -62.198591; -58.960547 | |
Bharati | AQ | Permanent | India | 2012 | Indian Antarctic Program | Larsemann Hills | Active | 69°24′29″S 76°11′14″E / 69.408030°S 76.187361°E / -69.408030; 76.187361 | |
Borga | AQ | Summer | South Africa | 1969 | South African National Antarctic Programme | Borg Massif | Closed 1976 | 72°58′00″S 3°48′00″W / 72.966667°S 3.8°W / -72.966667; -3.8 | |
Brockton | AQ | Summer | United States | 1965 | United States Navy | Ross Ice Shelf | Abandoned 1972 | 80°02′00″S 178°42′00″W / 80.033333°S 178.7°W / -80.033333; -178.7 | |
Brown | AQ | Summer | Argentina | 1951 | Instituto Antártico Argentino | Paradise Harbor | Active | 64°53′44″S 62°52′15″W / 64.895476°S 62.870905°W / -64.895476; -62.870905 | UTC−3 |
Byrd | AQ | Permanent Summer since 1972 | United States | 1957 | United States Antarctic Program | Marie Byrd Land |
Closed 2005 | 80°00′53″S 119°33′56″W / 80.01472°S 119.56556°W / -80.01472; -119.56556 | |
Cámara | AQ | Summer | Argentina | 1953 | Instituto Antartico Argentino | Half Moon Island | Active | 62°35′41″S 59°55′07″W / 62.594847°S 59.918558°W / -62.594847; -59.918558 | UTC−3 |
Carvajal (ex Station T) | AQ | Summer | Chile | 1984 | Instituto Antártico Chileno | Adelaide Island | Active | 67°45′40″S 68°54′52″W / 67.761201°S 68.914365°W / -67.761201; -68.914365 | |
Casey | AQ CAS | Permanent | Australia | 1957 | Australian Antarctic Division | Vincennes Bay | Active | 66°16′57″S 110°31′36″E / 66.282514°S 110.526613°E / -66.282514; 110.526613 | UTC+8 |
Charcot[14] | AQ | Permanent | France | 1957 | French Polar Institute | Adélie Land | Closed 1959 Abandoned | 69°22′30″S 139°01′00″E / 69.375°S 139.016667°E / -69.375; 139.016667 | |
Collins | AQ | Summer | Chile | 2006 | Instituto Antártico Chileno | Fildes Peninsula | Active | 62°10′09″S 58°51′07″W / 62.169250°S 58.851852°W / -62.169250; -58.851852 | |
Comandante Ferraz | AQ CFZ | Permanent | Brazil | 1984 | Brazilian Antarctic Program | King George Island | Active | 62°05′07″S 58°23′29″W / 62.085379°S 58.391513°W / -62.085379; -58.391513 | UTC−3 |
Concordia | AQ CON | Permanent | Italy France | 2005 | National Antarctic Research Program and IPEV | Dome C Antarctic Plateau | Active | 75°05′59″S 123°19′56″E / 75.099780°S 123.332196°E / -75.099780; 123.332196 | UTC+10 |
Dakshin Gangotri | AQ | Permanent | India | 1983 | Indian Antarctic Program | Dakshin Gangotri Glacier | Closed 1990 Support base | 69°24′24″S 76°11′36″E / 69.406752°S 76.193379°E / -69.406752; 76.193379 | |
Dallmann | AQ | Summer | Germany | 1994 | Alfred Wegener Institute | Carlini Station | Active | 62°14′18″S 58°40′04″W / 62.238251°S 58.667764°W / -62.238251; -58.667764 | |
Davis | AQ DAV | Permanent | Australia | 1957 | Australian Antarctic Division | Princess Elizabeth Land | Active | 68°34′36″S 77°58′03″E / 68.576667°S 77.9675°E / -68.576667; 77.9675 | UTC+7 |
Deception | AQ | Summer | Argentina | 1948 | Instituto Antartico Argentino | Deception Island | Active | 62°58′31″S 60°41′52″W / 62.975284°S 60.697771°W / -62.975284; -60.697771 | UTC−3 |
Dirck Gerritsz Laboratory | AQ | Summer | Netherlands | 2013 | British Antarctic Survey | Rothera Station | Active | 67°34′08″S 68°07′29″W / 67.568979°S 68.124626°W / -67.568979; -68.124626 | |
Dobrowolski (ex Oasis) | AQ | Summer | Poland | 1959 | Polish Academy of Sciences | Wilkes Land | Closed 1998 | 66°16′28″S 100°45′00″E / 66.274514°S 100.749889°E / -66.274514; 100.749889 | |
Dome Fuji | AQ DMF | Summer | Japan | 1995 | National Institute of Polar Research | Queen Maud Land | Closed | 77°18′59″S 39°42′04″E / 77.316285°S 39.701049°E / -77.316285; 39.701049 | |
Drescher | AQ | Summer | Germany | 1986 | Alfred Wegener Institute | Queen Maud Land | Closed 2004 | 72°50′00″S 19°02′00″W / 72.833333°S 19.033333°W / -72.833333; -19.033333 | |
Druzhba | AQ | Summer | Soviet Union | 1960 | Soviet Antarctic Expedition | Zavadovskiy Island | Closed 1960 | 66°43′00″S 86°24′00″E / 66.716667°S 86.4°E / -66.716667; 86.4 | |
Drúzhnaya 1 | AQ | Summer | Soviet Union | 1975 | Soviet Antarctic Expedition | Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf | Closed 1986 Lost | 77°34′00″S 40°13′00″W / 77.566667°S 40.216667°W / -77.566667; -40.216667 | |
Drúzhnaya 2 | AQ | Summer | Soviet Union | 1982 | Soviet Antarctic Expedition | Lassiter Coast | Closed 1986 | 75°36′00″S 57°52′00″W / 75.6°S 57.866667°W / -75.6; -57.866667 | |
Drúzhnaya 3 | AQ | Summer | Soviet Union | 1982 | Soviet Antarctic Expedition | Queen Maud Land | Closed 1986 | 71°06′00″S 10°49′00″W / 71.1°S 10.816667°W / -71.1; -10.816667 | |
Drúzhnaya 4 | AQ DRZ | Summer | Soviet Union Russia | 1987 | Soviet Antarctic Expedition Russian Antarctic Expedition | Princess Elizabeth Land | Closed 1995 | 69°44′00″S 73°42′00″E / 69.7333333°S 73.7°E / -69.7333333; 73.7 | |
Dumont d'Urville | AQ DDU | Permanent | France | 1956 | IPEV | Adélie Land | Active | 66°39′46″S 140°00′07″E / 66.662778°S 140.001944°E / -66.662778; 140.001944 | UTC+10 |
E Base | AQ | Summer | South Africa | 1985 | | Fimbul Ice Shelf | Active | 70°18′00″S 2°26′00″W / 70.3°S 2.433333°W / -70.3; -2.433333 | |
East Base | AQ | Permanent | United States | 1941 | United States Antarctic Service Expedition | Stonington Island | Closed 1948 | 68°11′02″S 66°59′53″W / 68.183841°S 66.998158°W / -68.183841; -66.998158 | |
Eco-Nelson | AQ | Permanent | Czech Republic | 1989 | Private station | Nelson Island |
Active | 62°14′47″S 58°58′56″W / 62.246312°S 58.982251°W / -62.246312; -58.982251 | |
Eduardo Frei and Villa Las Estrellas | AQ | Permanent | Chile | 1969 | Chilean Air Force | King George Island | Active | 62°11′35″S 58°58′55″W / 62.193126°S 58.981986°W / -62.193126; -58.981986 | UTC−3 |
Eights | AQ | Permanent | United States | 1963 | National Science Foundation | Queen Maud Land | Closed 1965 | 75°14′00″S 77°10′00″W / 75.233333°S 77.166667°W / -75.233333; -77.166667Coordinates: 75°14′00″S 77°10′00″W / 75.233333°S 77.166667°W / -75.233333; -77.166667 | |
Ellsworth | AQ | Permanent | United States Argentina | 1957 | United States Navy Instituto Antártico Argentino | Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf |
Transferred to Argentina in 1959 Closed 1962 | 77°39′00″S 41°02′00″W / 77.65°S 41.033333°W / -77.65; -41.033333 | |
Elichiribehety (ex Station D) | AQ | Summer | Uruguay | 1997 | Uruguayan Antarctic Institute | Hope Bay | Active | 63°24′09″S 56°59′27″W / 63.402478°S 56.990707°W / -63.402478; -56.990707 | |
Escudero | AQ ESC | Permanent | Chile | 1994 | Instituto Antártico Chileno | King George Island | Active | 62°12′05″S 58°57′44″W / 62.201382°S 58.962358°W / -62.201382; -58.962358 | UTC−3 |
Esperanza | AQ ESP | Permanent | Argentina | 1953 | Instituto Antartico Argentino | Hope Bay | Active | 63°23′51″S 56°59′52″W / 63.3975°S 56.997778°W / -63.3975; -56.997778 | UTC−3 |
Filchner | AQ | Summer | Germany | 1982 | Alfred Wegener Institute | Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf | Abandoned and lost 1999 | 77°06′00″S 50°24′00″W / 77.10000°S 50.4000°W / -77.10000; -50.4000 | |
Fossil Bluff (ex Station KG) [15] | AQ | Permanent intermittently Summer | United Kingdom | 1961 | British Antarctic Survey | Alexander Island |
Active | 71°19′24″S 68°17′16″W / 71.323389°S 68.287722°W / -71.323389; -68.287722 | |
Gabriel de Castilla | AQ GDC | Summer | Spain | 1989 | Spanish National Research Council | Deception Island |
Active Marine biology[16] | 62°58′37″S 60°40′31″W / 62.976951°S 60.675305°W / -62.976951; -60.675305 | |
General Bernardo O'Higgins | AQ OHG | Permanent | Chile | 1948 | Chilean Army | Cape Legoupil | Active Logistics | 63°19′15″S 57°53′59″W / 63.320947°S 57.899677°W / -63.320947; -57.899677 | UTC−3 |
Georg Forster | AQ | Permanent | East Germany Germany | 1976
1990 | Alfred Wegener Institute | Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf |
Closed 1993 | 70°46′39″S 11°50′56″E / 70.777493°S 11.848847°E / -70.777493; 11.848847 | |
German Antarctic Receiving Station | AQ | Permanent | Germany | 1991 | German Aerospace Center | Cape Legoupil | Active | 63°19′15″S 57°54′02″W / 63.320873°S 57.900615°W / -63.320873; -57.900615 | |
Giacomo Bove[17] | AQ BGB | Summer | Italy | 1976 | Private station | Italia Valley |
Taken apart by the Argentine Navy 1976 | 62°10′05″S 58°30′18″W / 62.168055°S 58.505071°W / -62.168055; -58.505071 | |
Gondwana | AQ | Summer | Germany | 1983 | Alfred Wegener Institute | Transantarctic Mountains | Active | 74°38′07″S 164°13′19″E / 74.635399°S 164.222014°E / -74.635399; 164.222014 | |
González Videla | AQ | Summer | Chile | 1951 | Chilean Air Force | Waterboat Point Graham Land | Active | 64°49′26″S 62°51′25″W / 64.823954°S 62.857077°W / -64.823954; -62.857077 | |
Great Wall | AQ GWL | Permanent | China | 1985 | Polar Research Institute of China | King George Island |
Active | 62°13′01″S 58°57′43″W / 62.216838°S 58.961855°W / -62.216838; -58.961855 | |
Guillermo Mann | AQ | Summer | Chile | 1991 | Instituto Antártico Chileno | Cape Shirreff | Active | 62°28′12″S 60°46′17″W / 62.469917°S 60.771250°W / -62.469917; -60.771250 | |
Hallett | AQ | Permanent Summer since 1964 | United States New Zealand | 1956 | International Geophysical Year | Hallett Peninsula | Closed 1973 | 72°19′00″S 170°16′00″E / 72.316667°S 170.266667°E / -72.316667; 170.266667 | |
Halley | AQ HLY | Temporary summer[18] | United Kingdom | 1956 | British Antarctic Survey [19] | Brunt Ice Shelf |
Temporarily abandoned since March 2017[20] | 75°36′45″S 26°11′52″W / 75.612543°S 26.197797°W / -75.612543; -26.197797 relocated 23 kilometres (14 mi) inland[21] | |
Jang Bogo | AQ JBS | Permanent | South Korea | 2014 | Korea Polar Research Institute | Terra Nova Bay | Active | 74°37′26″S 164°13′44″E / 74.624015°S 164.228815°E / -74.624015; 164.228815 | UTC+11 |
Jinnah | AQ | Summer | Pakistan | 1991 | Pakistan Antarctic Programme | Sør Rondane Mountains, Queen Maud Land | Active | 70°24′00″S 25°45′00″E / 70.3999984°S 25.749997°E / -70.3999984; 25.749997 | |
Juan Carlos Primero | AQ JCP | Summer | Spain | 1988 | Spanish National Research Council | South Bay, Livingston Island | Active | 62°39′47″S 60°23′17″W / 62.663138°S 60.387992°W / -62.663138; -60.387992 | UTC−3 |
Jubany (renamed Carlini) | AQ JUB | Permanent | Argentina | 1953 | Instituto Antartico Argentino | King George Island | Active | 62°14′18″S 58°40′04″W / 62.238251°S 58.667764°W / -62.238251; -58.667764 | UTC−3 |
Julio Ripamonti | AQ | Summer | Chile | 1982 | Instituto Antártico Chileno | Ardley Island | Active | 62°12′36″S 58°56′08″W / 62.210106°S 58.935508°W / -62.210106; -58.935508 | UTC-3 |
King Baudouin (first station) | AQ | Permanent | Belgium | 1957 | National Center for Polar Research | Princess Ragnhild Coast | Closed 1961 Abandoned | 70°25′33″S 24°19′00″E / 70.425833°S 24.316667°E / -70.425833; 24.316667 | |
King Baudouin (second station) | AQ | Permanent | Belgium Netherlands | 1964 | National Center for Polar Research | Princess Ragnhild Coast | Closed 1967 Abandoned | 70°25′33″S 24°19′00″E / 70.425833°S 24.316667°E / -70.425833; 24.316667 | |
King Sejong | AQ KSG | Permanent | South Korea | 1988 | Korea Polar Research Institute | King George Island |
Active | 62°13′22″S 58°47′18″W / 62.222803°S 58.788256°W / -62.222803; -58.788256 | UTC−3 |
Kohnen | AQ KHN | Summer | Germany | 2001 | Alfred Wegener Institute | Queen Maud Land | Active | 75°00′07″S 0°04′00″E / 75.001882°S 0.066792°E / -75.001882; 0.066792 | |
Komsomolskaya | AQ | Permanent | Soviet Union | 1957 | Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute | Queen Mary Land |
Closed 1962 | 74°06′S 94°30′E / 74.1°S 94.5°E / -74.1; 94.5 | |
Kunlun | AQ | Summer | China | 2009 | Polar Research Institute of China | Dome A | Active | 80°25′02″S 77°06′59″E / 80.417340°S 77.116449°E / -80.417340; 77.116449 | |
Law | AQ LAW | Summer | Romania | 1986 | Romanian Polar Research Institute | Larsemann Hills Princess Elizabeth Land | Active | 69°22′25″S 76°22′18″E / 69.373573°S 76.371594°E / -69.373573; 76.371594 | |
Lázarev | AQ | Permanent | Soviet Union | 1959 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Lazarev Ice Shelf | Closed 1961 Abandoned | 69°58′00″S 12°55′00″E / 69.966667°S 12.916667°E / -69.966667; 12.916667 | |
Lenie | AQ | Summer | United States | 1985 | United States Antarctic Program | Admiralty Bay |
Active | 62°10′42″S 58°26′46″W / 62.178439°S 58.446158°W / -62.178439; -58.446158 | |
Leningradskaya | AQ | Summer | Russia | 1971 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Oates Coast Victoria Land | Closed 1991 Reopened 2007 | 69°30′05″S 159°23′31″E / 69.501333°S 159.391840°E / -69.501333; 159.391840 | |
Little America | AQ | Permanent | United States | 1929 | | Ross Ice Shelf | Lost 1987 | 78°12′S 162°12′W / 78.2°S 162.2°W / -78.2; -162.2 | |
Little Rockford | AQ | Summer | United States | 1958 | | Marie Byrd Land | Closed 1965 Abandoned | 79°30′00″S 147°19′00″W / 79.5°S 147.316667°W / -79.5; -147.316667 | |
Machu Picchu | AQ | Summer | Peru | 1989 | Instituto Antàrtico Peruano [22] | Admiralty Bay King George Island | Active | 62°05′29″S 58°28′12″W / 62.091497°S 58.469905°W / -62.091497; -58.469905 | |
Maitri | AQ MTR | Permanent | India | 1989 | Indian Antarctic Program | Schirmacher Oasis | Active | 70°46′00″S 11°43′53″E / 70.766632°S 11.731516°E / -70.766632; 11.731516 | |
Maldonado | AQ | Summer | Ecuador | 1990 | Instituto Antártico Ecuatoriano | Greenwich Island | Active | 62°26′57″S 59°44′29″W / 62.449056°S 59.741389°W / -62.449056; -59.741389 | |
Marambio | AQ MRB | Permanent | Argentina | 1969 | Instituto Antartico Argentino | Marambio Island | Active | 64°14′28″S 56°37′36″W / 64.241014°S 56.626753°W / -64.241014; -56.626753 | UTC−3 |
Mario Zucchelli | AQ MZU | Summer[23] | Italy | 1986 | National Antarctic Research Program ENEA CNR | Terra Nova Bay |
Active | 74°41′39″S 164°06′50″E / 74.694206°S 164.113869°E / -74.694206; 164.113869 | UTC+12* [24] |
Matienzo | AQ | Summer | Argentina | 1961 | Instituto Antartico Argentino | Graham Land | Active | 64°58′32″S 60°04′17″W / 64.975659°S 60.071501°W / -64.975659; -60.071501 | UTC−3 |
Maudheim | AQ | Permanent | Norway Sweden United Kingdom | 1949 | Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition | Queen Maud Land |
Closed 1952 | 71°03′00″S 10°56′00″W / 71.05°S 10.933333°W / -71.05; -10.933333 | |
Mawson | AQ MAW | Permanent | Australia | 1954 | Australian Antarctic Division | Mac Robertson Land | Active | 67°36′12″S 62°52′27″E / 67.603232°S 62.874170°E / -67.603232; 62.874170 | UTC+6 |
McMurdo | AQ MCM | Permanent | United States | 1956 | United States Antarctic Program | Ross Island | Active | 77°50′47″S 166°40′06″E / 77.846323°S 166.668235°E / -77.846323; 166.668235 | UTC+12* |
Melchior | AQ | Summer | Argentina | 1947 | Instituto Antartico Argentino | Melchior Islands | Active | 64°19′32″S 62°58′34″W / 64.325688°S 62.976063°W / -64.325688; -62.976063 | UTC−3 |
Mendel | AQ | Summer | Czech Republic | 2006 | Masaryk University | James Ross Island | Active | 63°48′02″S 57°52′56″W / 63.800623°S 57.882178°W / -63.800623; -57.882178 | |
Mir | AQ | Summer | Soviet Union | Meteo station 1958 1960 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Drygalski Island | Closed 1960 | 65°45′S 92°30′E / 65.75°S 92.5°E / -65.75; 92.5 | |
Mirny | AQ MIR | Permanent | Russia | 1956 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Davis Sea | Active | 66°33′11″S 93°00′35″E / 66.553122°S 93.009724°E / -66.553122; 93.009724 | |
Mizuho | AQ | Summer | Japan | 1970 | National Institute of Polar Research | Mizuho Plateau | Active occasionally transhipment station | 70°41′57″S 44°16′45″E / 70.699174°S 44.279057°E / -70.699174; 44.279057 | |
Molodyozhnaya | AQ | Summer | Russia | 1962 reopened in 2007 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Thala Hills East Antarctica | Closed 1990 Active Meteorology [25] | 67°39′55″S 45°50′18″E / 67.665348°S 45.838400°E / -67.665348; 45.838400 | |
Neumayer I | AQ NEU | Permanent | Germany | 1981 | Alfred Wegener Institute | Princess Martha Coast | Closed 1993 | 70°39′05″S 8°15′47″W / 70.651509°S 8.263172°W / -70.651509; -8.263172 | |
Neumayer II | AQ NEU | Permanent | Germany | 1992 | Alfred Wegener Institute | Queen Maud Land | Closed 2009 | 70°38′16″S 8°15′42″W / 70.637847°S 8.261744°W / -70.637847; -8.261744 | |
Neumayer III | AQ NEU | Permanent | Germany | 2009 | Alfred Wegener Institute | Atka Bay | Active | 70°40′38″S 8°16′18″W / 70.677250°S 8.271600°W / -70.677250; -8.271600 | UTC |
Norway | AQ | Permanent | Norway | 1957 | Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition | Fimbul Ice Shelf | Closed 1960 Transferred to South Africa | 70°30′S 2°30′W / 70.5°S 2.5°W / -70.5; -2.5 | |
Novolazarevskaya | AQ NOV | Permanent | Russia | 1961 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Queen Maud Land | Active | 70°46′36″S 11°49′20″E / 70.776762°S 11.822356°E / -70.776762; 11.822356 | |
Oasis (renamed Dobrowolski) | AQ | Summer | Soviet Union Poland | 1956
1959 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Bunger Hills | Active | 66°16′00″S 100°44′00″E / 66.266667°S 100.733333°E / -66.266667; 100.733333 | |
Oazis 2 | AQ | Summer | Soviet Union | 1987 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Bunger Hills | Closed 1995 | 66°16′28″S 100°45′00″E / 66.274514°S 100.749889°E / -66.274514; 100.749889 | |
Orcadas | AQ ORC | Permanent | Argentina | 1904 | Instituto Antartico Argentino Argentine Navy | Laurie Island South Orkney Islands |
Active | 60°44′17″S 44°44′17″W / 60.738085°S 44.738130°W / -60.738085; -44.738130 | UTC−3 |
Palmer | AQ PLM | Permanent | United States | 1968 | United States Antarctic Program | Anvers Island | Active | 64°46′27″S 64°03′10″W / 64.774230°S 64.052718°W / -64.774230; -64.052718 | UTC−3 |
Petrel | AQ | Summer | Argentina | 1952 | Instituto Antartico Argentino | Dundee Island | Active | 63°28′41″S 56°13′44″W / 63.477947°S 56.228753°W / -63.477947; -56.228753 | UTC−3 |
Pionérskaya | AQ | Permanent | Soviet Union | 1956 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Queen Mary Land | Closed 1959 | 69°44′00″S 95°31′00″E / 69.733333°S 95.516667°E / -69.733333; 95.516667 | |
Plateau | AQ | Permanent | United States | 1965 | United States Navy National Science Foundation | Queen Maud Land | Closed 1969 | 79°15′03″S 40°33′38″E / 79.25082°S 40.56042°E / -79.25082; 40.56042 | |
Pobeda | AQ | Summer | Soviet Union | 1960 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Queen Mary Land | Closed 1960 | 64°39′S 98°54′E / 64.65°S 98.9°E / -64.65; 98.9 | |
Port Martin | AQ | Permanent | France | 1950 | French Antarctic Expedition | Cape Margerie | Closed 1952 | 66°49′06″S 141°24′02″E / 66.818250°S 141.400694°E / -66.818250; 141.400694 | |
Primavera | AQ | Summer | Argentina | 1977 | Instituto Antartico Argentino | Graham Land | Active | 64°09′21″S 60°57′19″W / 64.155766°S 60.955183°W / -64.155766; -60.955183 | UTC−3 |
Princess Elisabeth | AQ | Summer | Belgium | 2007 | International Polar Foundation Energy passive station. | Queen Maud Land |
Reopened 23 November 2017[26] | 71°57′00″S 23°20′49″E / 71.949944°S 23.347079°E / -71.949944; 23.347079 | |
Progress | AQ PRO | Summer | Soviet Union Russia | 1988 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Prydz Bay | Active | 69°22′25″S 76°22′18″E / 69.373575°S 76.371678°E / -69.373575; 76.371678 | |
Risopatrón | AQ | Summer | Chile | 1954 | Instituto Antártico Chileno | Robert Island | Active | 62°22′42″S 59°42′03″W / 62.378333°S 59.700833°W / -62.378333; -59.700833 | |
Rothera (ex Station R) [27] | AQ ROT | Permanent | United Kingdom | 1975 | British Antarctic Survey | Adelaide Island | Active | 67°34′06″S 68°07′33″W / 67.568417°S 68.125796°W / -67.568417; -68.125796 | |
Russkaya | AQ | Summer | Soviet Union Russia | 1980 reopened in 2007 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Marie Byrd Land | Closed 1990 Active | 74°46′00″S 136°48′10″W / 74.766755°S 136.802882°W / -74.766755; -136.802882 | UTC−6 [28] |
Salyut | AQ | Summer | Soviet Union | 1978 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Queen Mary Land | Closed 1978 | 65°32′00″S 96°30′00″E / 65.533333°S 96.5°E / -65.533333; 96.5 | |
San Martín | AQ SMT | Permanent | Argentina | 1951 | Instituto Antartico Argentino | Barry Island | Active | 68°07′48″S 67°06′05″W / 68.130043°S 67.101311°W / -68.130043; -67.101311 | UTC−3 |
SANAE I | AQ SNA | Permanent | South Africa | 1960 | South African National Antarctic Programme | Fimbul Ice Shelf | Closed 1963 Abandoned | 70°18′00″S 2°22′00″W / 70.3°S 2.366667°W / -70.3; -2.366667 | |
SANAE II | AQ SNA | Permanent | South Africa | 1971 | South African National Antarctic Programme | Fimbul Ice Shelf | Closed 1979 Abandoned | 70°18′00″S 2°22′00″W / 70.3°S 2.366667°W / -70.3; -2.366667 | |
SANAE III | AQ SNA | Permanent | South Africa | 1979 | South African National Antarctic Programme | Fimbul Ice Shelf | Closed 1997 Abandoned | 70°18′00″S 2°22′00″W / 70.3°S 2.366667°W / -70.3; -2.366667 | |
SANAE IV | AQ SNA | Permanent | South Africa | 1960 SANAE I | South African National Antarctic Programme | Vesleskarvet Queen Maud Land | Active | 71°40′22″S 2°50′26″W / 71.672650°S 2.840575°W / -71.672650; -2.840575 | UTC+2 |
Sarie Marais | AQ | Summer | South Africa | 1982 | South African National Antarctic Programme | Ahlmann Ridge | Closed 1999 Dismantled 2001 Geology Biology | 72°01′35″S 2°48′18″W / 72.026389°S 2.805°W / -72.026389; -2.805 | |
Scott Base | AQ SBA | Permanent | New Zealand | 1957 | Antarctica New Zealand | Ross Island | Active | 77°50′57″S 166°46′06″E / 77.849132°S 166.768196°E / -77.849132; 166.768196 | UTC+12 |
Shirreff | AQ | Summer | United States | 1991 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Cape Shirreff | Active | 62°28′13″S 60°46′16″W / 62.470271°S 60.770998°W / -62.470271; -60.770998 | |
Signy (ex Station H) [29] | AQ SGN | Permanent 1947-1995 Summer since 1996 | United Kingdom | 1947 | British Antarctic Survey | Signy Island South Orkney Islands | Active | 60°42′29″S 45°35′42″W / 60.708137°S 45.594888°W / -60.708137; -45.594888 | |
Site 2 | AQ | Summer | United States | 1957 | | Law Dome | Closed 1966 Abandoned Glaciology | 66°30′07″S 113°12′09″E / 66.501944°S 113.2025°E / -66.501944; 113.2025 | |
Syowa | AQ SYW | Permanent | Japan | 1957 | National Institute of Polar Research | East Ongul Island | Active | 69°00′16″S 39°34′54″E / 69.004448°S 39.581713°E / -69.004448; 39.581713 | UTC+3 |
Siple | AQ | Summer | United States | 1973 | Stanford's STAR Lab | Ellsworth Land | Closed 1988 | 75°55′00″S 83°55′00″W / 75.916667°S 83.916667°W / -75.916667; -83.916667 | |
Sobral | AQ | Permanent | Argentina | 1965 | Instituto Antártico Argentino | Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf | Closed 1968 | 81°04′45″S 40°31′12″W / 81.07917°S 40.52000°W / -81.07917; -40.52000 | |
Sodrúzhestvo | AQ | Summer | Soviet Union | 1971 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Amery Ice Shelf | Closed 1974 | 69°43′00″S 73°44′00″E / 69.716667°S 73.733333°E / -69.716667; 73.733333 | |
South Ice | AQ | Permanent | United Kingdom | 1957 | Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition | Edith Ronne Land | Closed 1958 Abandoned | 82°05′00″S 30°00′00″W / 82.083333°S 30.0°W / -82.083333; -30.0 | |
Sovetskaya | AQ | Permanent | Soviet Union | 1958 | Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute | Kaiser Wilhelm II Land |
Closed 1959 Abandoned | 77°58′00″S 89°16′00″E / 77.966667°S 89.266667°E / -77.966667; 89.266667 | |
Soyuz | AQ | Permanent | Soviet Union | 1982 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Prince Charles Mountains | Closed 1989 | 70°34′36″S 68°47′30″E / 70.576667°S 68.791667°E / -70.576667; 68.791667 | UTC+5 |
St. Kliment Ohridski | AQ | Summer | Bulgaria | 1988 | Bulgarian Antarctic Institute | Emona Anchorage Livingston Island | Active | 62°38′29″S 60°21′53″W / 62.641389°S 60.364722°W / -62.641389; -60.364722 | UTC−3 |
Station A[30] | AQ | Summer | United Kingdom | 1944 reopened 1996 | British Antarctic Survey | Goudier Island | Closed 1962 | 64°49′31″S 63°29′37″W / 64.825276°S 63.493688°W / -64.825276; -63.493688 | |
Station B[31] | AQ | Permanent | United Kingdom | 1944 | Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition | Deception Island | Closed 1969 | 62°58′38″S 60°33′50″W / 62.977231°S 60.563809°W / -62.977231; -60.563809 | |
Station C[32] | AQ | Summer | United Kingdom | 1946 | British Antarctic Survey | Cape Geddes | Closed 1947 Abandoned | 60°41′16″S 44°34′24″W / 60.687642°S 44.573196°W / -60.687642; -44.573196 | |
Station D[33] | AQ | Permanent | United Kingdom | 1945 | British Antarctic Survey | Hope Bay | Closed 1964 | 63°24′09″S 56°59′27″W / 63.402478°S 56.990707°W / -63.402478; -56.990707 | |
Station E[34] | AQ | Permanent | United Kingdom | 1946 | British Antarctic Survey | Stonington Island | Closed 1975 | 68°11′08″S 66°59′41″W / 68.185678°S 66.994815°W / -68.185678; -66.994815 | |
Station F (renamed Faraday)[35] |
AQ | Permanent | United Kingdom | 1947 | British Antarctic Survey | Galindez Island | Closed 1996 | 65°14′45″S 64°15′28″W / 65.245791°S 64.257786°W / -65.245791; -64.257786 | |
Station G[36] | AQ | Permanent | United Kingdom | 1947 | British Antarctic Survey | Admiralty Bay | Closed 1961 | 62°05′14″S 58°23′39″W / 62.087217°S 58.394049°W / -62.087217; -58.394049 | |
Station J[37] | AQ | Permanent | United Kingdom | 1957 | British Antarctic Survey | Prospect Point | Closed 1959 Removed 2004 | 65°59′55″S 65°19′06″W / 65.998516°S 65.318273°W / -65.998516; -65.318273 | |
Station N[38] | AQ | Permanent | United Kingdom | 1955 | British Antarctic Survey | Anvers Island | Closed 1958 Demolished 1991 | 64°45′36″S 64°04′48″W / 64.760032°S 64.079991°W / -64.760032; -64.079991 | |
Station O[39] | AQ | Permanent | United Kingdom | 1956 | British Antarctic Survey | Danco Island | Closed 1959 Demolished 2004 | 64°44′00″S 62°36′00″W / 64.733333°S 62.600000°W / -64.733333; -62.600000 | |
Station P[40] | AQ | Summer | United Kingdom | 1957 | British Antarctic Survey | Mateev Cove | Closed 1958 | 62°38′58″S 60°35′25″W / 62.649306°S 60.590278°W / -62.649306; -60.590278 | |
Station T[41] |
AQ | Permanent | United Kingdom | 1961 | British Antarctic Survey | Adelaide Island | Closed 1977 | 67°45′40″S 68°54′52″W / 67.761201°S 68.914365°W / -67.761201; -68.914365 | |
Station V[42] | AQ | Permanent | United Kingdom | 1953 | British Antarctic Survey | View Point | Closed 1963 | 63°33′16″S 57°22′42″W / 63.554392°S 57.378279°W / -63.554392; -57.378279 | |
Station W[43] | AQ | Permanent | United Kingdom | 1956 | British Antarctic Survey | Detaille Island | Closed 1959 | 66°52′01″S 66°47′53″W / 66.867006°S 66.797971°W / -66.867006; -66.797971 | |
Station Y[44] | AQ | Permanent | United Kingdom] | 1955 reopened 1969 | British Antarctic Survey | Horseshoe Island |
Closed 1960 1969 | 67°48′30″S 67°17′39″W / 67.808285°S 67.294266°W / -67.808285; -67.294266 | |
Svea | AQ | Summer | Sweden | 1988 | Swedish Polar Research Secretariat | Queen Maud Land | Active | 74°35′00″S 11°13′00″W / 74.583333°S 11.216667°W / -74.583333; -11.216667 | |
Taishan[45] | AQ | Summer | China | 2014 | Polar Research Institute of China | Princess Elizabeth Land | Active | 73°51′50″S 76°58′29″E / 73.863883°S 76.974717°E / -73.863883; 76.974717 | |
Tor | AQ TOR | Summer | Norway | 1993 | Norwegian Polar Institute | Queen Maud Land | Active | 71°53′22″S 5°09′34″E / 71.889477°S 5.159545°E / -71.889477; 5.159545 | |
Troll | AQ TRL | Permanent | Norway | 1990 | Norwegian Polar Institute | Queen Maud Land | Active | 72°00′42″S 2°32′06″E / 72.011662°S 2.535138°E / -72.011662; 2.535138 | |
Union Glacier | AQ | Summer | Chile | 2014 | Chilean Army Chilean Navy Chilean Air Force Instituto Antártico Chileno | Union Glacier | Active | 79°46′10″S 82°54′26″W / 79.76944°S 82.90722°W / -79.76944; -82.90722 (Joint Scientific Polar Station "Union Glacier" (Chile)) | |
Vanda | AQ | Permanent until 1974 Summer since 1976 | New Zealand | 1969 | Antarctica New Zealand | Victoria Land | Active | 77°31′00″S 161°40′00″E / 77.516667°S 161.666667°E / -77.516667; 161.666667 | |
Vechernyaya[46] | AQ | Summer | Belarus | 2007 | National Academy of Sciences of Belarus | Mount Vechernyaya, Thala Hills |
Active | 67°39′33″S 46°09′29″E / 67.659123°S 46.158125°E / -67.659123; 46.158125 | |
Vernadsky (ex Station F) | AQ VKY | Permanent | Ukraine
United Kingdom | 1994 | National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine | Galindez Island | Active | 65°14′45″S 64°15′28″W / 65.245791°S 64.257786°W / -65.245791; -64.257786 | UTC−3 |
Vostok | AQ VOS | Permanent | Soviet Union Russia | 1957 | Russian Antarctic Expedition | Antarctic Ice Sheet | Active | 78°27′50″S 106°50′15″E / 78.463889°S 106.83757°E / -78.463889; 106.83757 | UTC+6 |
Vostok I | AQ VOS | Permanent | Soviet Union | 1957 | Russian Academy of Sciences | East Antarctica | Closed 1957 Abandoned | 72°08′00″S 96°35′00″E / 72.133333°S 96.583333°E / -72.133333; 96.583333 | |
Wasa | AQ WSA | Summer | Sweden | 1989 | Swedish Polar Research Secretariat | Queen Maud Land | Active | 73°02′24″S 13°23′55″W / 73.039901°S 13.398584°W / -73.039901; -13.398584 | |
Weddell 1 | AQ | Summer | Russia United States | 1992 | Russian Antarctic Expedition National Science Foundation | Weddell Sea |
Closed 1992 | 71°48′00″S 51°43′00″W / 71.8°S 51.716667°W / -71.8; -51.716667 | |
World Park | AQ | Permanent | | 1987 | Greenpeace | Cape Evans | Dismantled 1992 | 77°38′20″S 166°24′50″W / 77.6389°S 166.4139°W / -77.6389; -166.4139 | |
Yelcho | AQ | Summer | Chile | 1962 reopened 2015 | Instituto Antártico Chileno | South Bay Doumer Island |
Active | 64°52′33″S 63°35′01″W / 64.87591°S 63.583721°W / -64.87591; -63.583721 | |
Zhongshan | AQ ZGN | Permanent | China | 1989 | Polar Research Institute of China | Larsemann Hills Prydz Bay | Active | 69°22′25″S 76°22′18″E / 69.373587°S 76.371652°E / -69.373587; 76.371652 | |