Scientific stations in Antarctica

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.

Nations with bases in Antarctica as of October 2006

Argentina

• 
  Almirante Brown
• 
  Cámara
• 
  Carlini
• 
  Decepción
• 
  Esperanza
• 
  Marambio
• 
  Marambio
• 
  Matienzo
• 
  Melchior

Australia

• 
  Casey
• 
  Davis
• 
  Mawson
• 
  Wilkes (closed)

Belgium

• 
  Princess Elisabeth

Brazil

• 
  Ferraz
• 
  Ferraz

Bulgaria

• 
  St. Kliment Ohridski
• 
  St. Kliment Ohridski Base

Chile

• 
  Arturo Prat
• 
  Eduardo Frei
• 
  González Videla
• 
  Luis Carvajal
• 
  Luis Risopatrón (closed)
• 
  Pedro Aguirre Cerda (closed)

PR China

• 
  Great Wall
• 
  Zhongshan

Finland

• 
  Aboa

France

• 
  Concordia
• 
  Dumont d'Urville
• 
  pole

Germany

• 
  Georg-von-Neumayer
• 
  Neumayer II
• 
  Neumayer III
• 
  Kohnen
• 
  Polarstern

India

• 

Italy

• 
  Concordia
• 
  Mario Zucchelli

Japan

• 
  Japanese bases

New Zealand

• 
  Scott
• 
  Scott's_Hut

Norway

• 
  Tor
• 
  Troll

Poland

• 
  Arctowski

Romania

• 

Russia

• 
  Bellingshausen
• 
  Novolazarevskaya
• 
  Progress
• 
  Vostok

South Africa

• 
  SANAE IV

Spain

• 
  Gabriel de Castilla
• 
  Juan Carlos I

Sweden

• 
  Svea

Turkey

• 
  Trant

Ukraine

• 
  Vernadsky

United Kingdom

• 
  Fossil Bluff
• 
  Halley
• 
  Rothera
• 
  Signy
• 
  Sky Blu
• 
  Evans at The South Pole

Historical bases

• 
  Adelaide (Base T)
• 
  Adelaide base
• 
  Admiralty Bay (Base G)
• 
  Argentine Islands (Base F)
• 
  Deception Island (Base B)
• 
  Deception Island
• 
  Marguerite Bay (Base Y)
• 
  Port Lockroy (Base A)
• 
  Port Lockroy

United States

• 
  Amundsen-Scott
• 
  pole
• 
  McMurdo
• 
  mcmurdo
• 
  McMurdo
• 
  Ice runway near McMurdo
• 
  Palmer
• 
  Palmer
• 
  Pieter Lenie
• 
  Stonington Island (East Base)

Uruguay

• 
  Artigas