List of research stations in the Arctic

A number of governments maintain permanent research stations in the Arctic. Also known as Arctic bases, polar stations or ice stations, these bases are widely distributed across the northern polar region of Earth.

"Polar station" redirects here. For analogous stations in Antarctica, see Research stations in Antarctica.
Location of some of the major research stations in the Arctic

Historically few research stations have been permanent. Most of them were temporary, being abandoned after the completion of the project or owing to lack of funding to continue the research. Some of these were military or intelligence stations (listening posts) created as a result of the proximity of the U.S. and Soviet Union to each other's landmass across the polar region.

Ice stations are constructed on land or on ice that rests on land, while others are drifting ice stations built on the sea ice of the high latitudes of the Arctic Ocean.[1]

Research stations
Active research stations
Station name Location Operating country Year established Summer population Winter population
Abisko Scientific Research Station Abisko, Sápmi  Sweden 1903 12 12
Adam Mickiewicz University Polar Station Petuniabukta, Svalbard, Norway  Poland 2011
Alomar Observatory[2] Andøya Space, Andøya, Svalbard  Norway 1994
Arctic Yellow River Station Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway  China 2003 25
AWIPEV Arctic Research Station (Jean Corbel Station) Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway  France
 Germany		 2003 40
Barrow Observatory[3] Point Barrow, Alaska  United States 1973 2 2
Canadian High Arctic Research Station[4] (CHARS) campus Cambridge Bay, Nunavut  Canada 2019 26 26
E. K. Fyodorov Hydrometeorological Observatory (ex Chelyuskin Polar Station)[5] Cape Chelyuskin, Krasnoyarsk Krai  Russia
 Soviet Union		 1932
Chetyrokhstolbovoy Polar Station[6] Medvezhyi Islands, Sakha  Russia
 Soviet Union		 1933
Churchill Northern Studies Centre[7] (CNSC) Churchill, Manitoba  Canada 1976 88
Czech Arctic Research Station[8] Longyearbyen and Petuniabukta, Svalbard, Norway  Czech Republic 2014 4 2
Daneborg Wollaston Foreland, Greenland  Denmark 1944 12
Danmarkshavn Dove Bay, Greenland  Denmark 1906 6
Dirigibile Italia Arctic Station Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway  Italy 1997 7
Dr. Neil Trivett Global Atmosphere Watch Observatory Alert, Nunavut  Canada 1986
Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station Devon Island, Nunavut  Canada 2001 9 9
Himadri[9] Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway  India 2008 8
Igloolik Research Centre[10] Igloolik, Nunavut  Canada 1975 22 10
IndARC[11] Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, Norway  India 2014
International Biological Station Lena-Nordenskiöld[12] Tiksi, Sakha  Russia 1995
Iqaluit Research Centre[13][14] Iqaluit, Nunavut  Canada 1978 20 10
Kevo Research Station[15] Kevo  Finland 1958 12 7
Kilpisjärvi Biological Station[16][17] Kilpisjärvi  Finland 1964
Kiruna Atmospheric and Geophysical Observatory[18] [19] Kiruna  Sweden 1957
Kluane Lake Research Station[20] Kluane Lake, Yukon  Canada 1961 35
Koldewey Station Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway  Germany 1991
Labytnangi Ecological Research Station[21] Labytnangi, Yamalo-Nenets  Russia
 Soviet Union		 1954 25
McGill Arctic Research Station[22] Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut  Canada 1960 12 0
Mestersvig Scoresby Land, Greenland  Denmark 1956 40 2
Mývatn Research Station Mývatn  Iceland 1975
Netherlands Arctic Station, Univ Groningen[23] Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway  Netherlands 1995
Nicolaus Copernicus University Polar Station Kaffiøyra, Svalbard, Norway  Poland 1975 2 0
Station Nord Princess Ingeborg Peninsula, Greenland  Denmark 1952 25 5
Northeast Science Station[24] Chersky, Sakha  Russia
 Soviet Union		 1977 65 5
Ny-Ålesund[25] Spitsbergen, Svalbard  Norway 1967 117 35
Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory[26][27] (PEARL) Eureka, Nunavut  Canada 1993
Polish Polar Station Hornsund, Svalbard, Norway  Poland 1957 10
Prima Polar Station[28] Cape Baranov, Bolshevik Island, Severnaya Zemlya  Russia
 Soviet Union		 1986
Samoylov Station[29] Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve, Sakha  Russia 1998 16 8
Sermilik Station Ammassalik Island, Greenland  Denmark
 Austria		 1970, 2023 30 6
Sodankylä Arctic Research Centre[30] Sodankylä  Finland 1949 30 20
Stanisław Baranowski Spitsbergen Polar Station Werenskioldbreen, Svalbard, Norway  Poland 1971
Summit Station Near summit of the Greenland ice sheet, Greenland  United States 1989 50 5
Thule Research Station[31] Pituffik, Greenland  Denmark 1995 10
Toolik Field Station[32] Toolik Lake, Alaska  United States 1975 175
Troynoy Island Polar Station[33] Izvestiy TSIK Islands, Krasnoyarsk Krai  Russia
 Soviet Union		 1953 5 0
Tundra Ecosystem Research Station[34][35] (TERS) Daring Lake, Northwest Territories  Canada 1994 30 0
University of Copenhagen Arctic Station Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland  Denmark 1906 39
Ward Hunt Island Observatory Research Station[36] Ward Hunt Island, Nunavut  Canada 1957 9 0
Western Arctic Research Centre[37] Inuvik, Northwest Territories  Canada[38] 1964 34
Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik Research Complex[39] Whapmagoostui, Quebec  Canada 1971 28
White Sea Biological Station[40] (WSBS MSU) Chupa, Republic of Karelia  Russia
 Soviet Union		 1938 180 50
Villum Research Station[41] Station Nord, North Greenland  Denmark 1990 14
Vize Island Arctic Research Station Vize Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai  Russia
 Soviet Union		 1945 0
Zackenberg Station Wollaston Foreland, Greenland  Denmark 1997 25 0
Zeppelin Zeppelinfjellet, Svalbard  Norway 1990

Drifting ice stations
Main article: Drifting ice station
Station name Head of the first shift Drift start date Drift end date Drift start coordinate Drift end coordinate Drift distance (km)
North Pole-1 I.D.Papanin May 21, 1937 February 19, 1938 89°25′N 78°40′W 70°40′N 19°16′W 2,850
North Pole-2 M.M.Somov April 2, 1950 April 11, 1951 76°03′N 166°36′W 81°44′N 163°48′W 2,600
Fletcher's Ice Island 1952 1978
North Pole-3 A.F.Trioshnikov April 4, 1954 April 20, 1955 85°58′N 175°00′W 86°00′N 24°00′W 1,865
North Pole-4 E.I.Tolstikov April 8, 1954 April 19, 1957 75°48′N 178°25′W 85°52′N 00°00′W 6,970
North Pole-5 N.A.Volkov April 21, 1955 October 8, 1956 82°10′N 156°51′E 84°18′N 63°20′E 3,630
North Pole-6 K.A.Sychev April 19, 1956 September 14, 1959 74°24′N 177°04′W 82°06′N 03°56′E 8,650
North Pole-7 V.A.Vedernikov April 23, 1957 April 11, 1959 82°06′N 164°11′W 85°14′N 33°03′W 3,520
North Pole-8 V.M.Rogachyov April 27, 1959 March 19, 1962 76°11′N 164°24′W 83°15′N 132°30′W 6,090
North Pole-9 V.A.Shamontyev April 26, 1960 March 28, 1961 77°23′N 163°00′E 86°36′N 76°00′W 2,660
North Pole-10 N.A.Kornilov October 17, 1961 April 29, 1964 75°27′N 177°10′E 88°32′N 90°30′E 3,960
North Pole-11 N.N.Bryazgin April 16, 1962 April 20, 1963 77°10′N 165°58′W 81°10′N 139°34′W 2,400
North Pole-12 L.N.Belyakov April 30, 1963 April 25, 1965 76°50′N 165°34′W 81°06′N 145°47′W 1,595
North Pole-13 A.Ya. Buzuyev April 22, 1964 April 20, 1967 73°55′N 161°19′W 87°55′N 03°32′E 3,545
North Pole-14 Yu. B.Konstantinov May 1, 1965 February 12, 1966 72°42′N 175°25′W 76°59′N 154°49′E 1,040
North Pole-15 V.V.Panov April 15, 1966 March 25, 1968 78°49′N 168°08′E 85°45′N 10°30′W 2,330
North Pole-16 Yu. B.Konstantinov April 10, 1968 March 22, 1972 75°31′N 172°00′W 86°00′N 85°27′W 5,850
North Pole-17 N.I.Blinov April 18, 1968 October 16, 1969 80°30′N 165°26′E 86°48′N 25°20′E 1,750
North Pole-18 N.N.Ovchinnikov October 9, 1969 October 24, 1971 75°10′N 165°02′W 86°06′N 153°51′E 5,240
North Pole-19 A.N.Chilingarov November 7, 1969 April 16, 1973 74°54′N 160°13′E 83°08′N 16°17′E 6,705
North Pole-20 Yu. P.Tikhonov April 22, 1970 May 17, 1972 75°56′N 175°22′E 81°44′N 166°47′W 3,780
North Pole-21 G.I.Kizino April 30, 1972 May 17, 1974 74°06′N 178°15′E 86°16′N 143°35′E 3,605
North Pole-22 V.G.Moroz September 13, 1973 April 8, 1982 76°16′N 168°31′W 86°10′N 00°00′W 17,069
North Pole-23 V.M.Piguzov December 5, 1975 November 1, 1978 73°51′N 178°25′W 87°40′N 22°31′W 5,786
North Pole-24 I.K.Popov June 23, 1978 November 19, 1980 76°45′N 163°00′E 86°03′N 29°40′E 5,652
North Pole-25 V.S.Sidorov May 16, 1981 April 20, 1984 75°01′N 168°35′E 85°50′N 122°15′W 5,754
North Pole-26 V.S.Sidorov May 21, 1983 April 9, 1986 78°30′N 174°46′E 82°46′N 170°31′W 5,380
North Pole-27 Yu. P.Tikhonov June 2, 1984 May 20, 1987 78°31′N 160°30′E 86°28′N 09°02′W 5,655
North Pole-28 A.F.Chernyshov May 21, 1986 January 23, 1989 80°40′N 168°29′E 79°40′N 03°09′E 7,634
North Pole-29 V.V.Lukin June 10, 1987 August 19, 1988 80°22.8′N 112°59′E 84°42.8′N 56°34.3′W 2,686
North Pole-30 V.M.Piguzov October 9, 1987 April 4, 1991 74°18′N 171°24′W 82°31′N 126°26′W 7,675
North Pole-31 V.S.Sidorov October 22, 1988 July 25, 1991 76°35′N 153°10′W 73°33′N 161°04′W 5,475
North Pole-32 V.S.Koshelev April 25, 2003 March 6, 2004 87°52.5′N 148°03′E 84°41′N 03°33′W 2,418
North Pole-33 A.A.Vishnevsky September 9, 2004 October 5, 2005 85°05′N 156°31′E 86°14′N 95°54′E 3,156
North Pole-34 T.V.Petrovsky September 19, 2005 May 25, 2006 85°39′N 115°19′E 87°26′N 07°39′E 2,032
North Pole-35 Vladimir Chupun[59] September 21, 2007 July 22, 2008 81°30′N 103°54′E 81°00′N 31°18′E 3,614
North Pole-36 Yuri Katrayev September 7, 2008 August 24, 2009 82°32′N 144°56′E 85°53′N 26°41′W 2,905
North Pole-37 Sergey Lesenkov September 7, 2009 May 31, 2010 81°28′N 164°35′W 80°04′N 140°40′W 2,076
North Pole-38 Tomash Petrovskiy October 14, 2010 September 20, 2011 76°07′N 176°32′W 83°53′N 154°18′W 3,024
North Pole-39 Alexander Ipatov October 2, 2011 September 15, 2012 84°10′N 148°49′W 83°57′N 96°44′W 1,885
North Pole-40 Nikolai Fomichev October 1, 2012 June 7, 2013 85°21′N 142°53′W 82°25′N 130°25′W 1,736
North Pole-2015 Dmitrij Mamadaliev April 11, 2015 August 9, 2015 89°34′N 17°08′W 86°15′N 07°52′W 714
Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC Expedition) Markus Rex October 4, 2019 July 30, 2020 85°00′N 137°00′E[60] N/A 1,700

In fiction

See also

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