🔬 Research Stations of the World

These are notable research stations — field bases set up for science in remote or extreme places, from the ice shelves of Antarctica and the high mountains of the Himalaya to Arctic archipelagos, desert observatories and forest camps, each a small hub where climate, geology, biology and astronomy are studied on site. Each profile shows where the station stands, which country runs it, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

84 research stations from 25 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any research station for its full profile.

Africa (1) Americas (44) Antarctica (3) Asia (5) Europe (22) Oceania (5)

Africa (1 research stations)

Americas (44 research stations)

Antarctica (3 research stations)

Asia (5 research stations)

Europe (22 research stations)

Oceania (5 research stations)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.