# 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.
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 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.

## 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 | Andøya Space, Andøya, Svalbard | Norway | 1994 | | |
| Arctic Yellow River Station | Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway | China | 2003 | 25 | 2 |
| AWIPEV Arctic Research Station (Rabot/Jean Corbel Stations) | Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway | France Germany | 2003/1963 | 40/<8 | 3 |
| Barrow Observatory | Point Barrow, Alaska | United States | 1973 | 2 | 2 |
| Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) campus | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut | Canada | 2019 | 26 | 26 |
| E. K. Fyodorov Hydrometeorological Observatory (ex Chelyuskin Polar Station) | Cape Chelyuskin, Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia Soviet Union | 1932 | | |
| Chetyrokhstolbovoy Polar Station | Medvezhyi Islands, Sakha | Russia Soviet Union | 1933 | | |
| China-Iceland Arctic Science Observatory(CIAO) | Kárhóll, Iceland | China Iceland | 2018 | | |
| Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC) | Churchill, Manitoba | Canada | 1976 | 88 | |
| Czech Arctic Research Station | 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 | Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway | India | 2008 | 8 | |
| Igloolik Research Centre | Igloolik, Nunavut | Canada | 1975 | 22 | 10 |
| IndARC | Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, Norway | India | 2014 | | |
| International Biological Station Lena-Nordenskiöld | Tiksi, Sakha | Russia | 1995 | | |
| Iqaluit Research Centre | Iqaluit, Nunavut | Canada | 1978 | 20 | 10 |
| Kevo Research Station | Kevo | Finland | 1958 | 12 | 7 |
| Kilpisjärvi Biological Station | Kilpisjärvi | Finland | 1964 | | |
| Kiruna Atmospheric and Geophysical Observatory | Kiruna | Sweden | 1957 | | |
| Kluane Lake Research Station | Kluane Lake, Yukon | Canada | 1961 | 35 | |
| Koldewey Station | Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway | Germany | 1991 | | |
| Labytnangi Ecological Research Station | Labytnangi, Yamalo-Nenets | Russia Soviet Union | 1954 | 25 | |
| McGill Arctic Research Station | 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 | 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 | Chersky, Sakha | Russia Soviet Union | 1977 | 65 | 5 |
| Ny-Ålesund | Spitsbergen, Svalbard | Norway | 1967 | 117 | 35 |
| Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL) | Eureka, Nunavut | Canada | 1993 | | |
| Polish Polar Station | Hornsund, Svalbard, Norway | Poland | 1957 | | 10 |
| Prima Polar Station | Cape Baranov, Bolshevik Island, Severnaya Zemlya | Russia Soviet Union | 1986 | | |
| Samoylov Station | Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve, Sakha | Russia | 1998 | 16 | 8 |
| Sermilik Station | Ammassalik Island, Greenland | Austria Denmark | 1970, 2023 | 30 | 6 |
| Sodankylä Arctic Research Centre | 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 | Pituffik, Greenland | Denmark | 1995 | 10 | |
| Toolik Field Station | Toolik Lake, Alaska | United States | 1975 | 175 | |
| Troynoy Island Polar Station | Izvestiy TSIK Islands, Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia Soviet Union | 1953 | 5 | 0 |
| Tundra Ecosystem Research Station (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 | Ward Hunt Island, Nunavut | Canada | 1957 | 9 | 0 |
| Western Arctic Research Centre | Inuvik, Northwest Territories | Canada | 1964 | 34 | |
| Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik Research Complex | Whapmagoostui, Quebec | Canada | 1971 | 28 | |
| White Sea Biological Station (WSBS MSU) | Chupa, Republic of Karelia | Russia Soviet Union | 1938 | 180 | 50 |
| Villum Research Station | 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 | | |
Inactive research stations :
| Station name | Location | Operating country | Year established | Year deactivated | Status |
| Begichev Polar Station | Maly Begichev Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia Soviet Union | | | Abandoned |
| Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Polar Station | Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island. Sakha | Russia Soviet Union | | | Abandoned |
| Borg wintering station | Off Borgjokel, Queen Louise Land, Greenland | Denmark | 1912 | 1913 | Abandoned |
| Eismitte | Greenland ice sheet, Greenland | Germany | 1930 | 1931 | Abandoned |
| Britannia Sø Field Camp | Britannia Lake, Queen Louise Land, Greenland | UK | 1952 | 1954 | Abandoned |
| Brønlundhus | Peary Land, Greenland | Denmark | 1947 | | Transformed into a museum |
| Buor-Khaya Polar Station | Buor-Khaya Gulf, Sakha | Russia Soviet Union | | | Abandoned |
| Centrumsø Research Station | Centrum Lake, Greenland | Denmark | 1954 | | Abandoned |
| Dye 3 | Four different locations in southern Greenland | United States | 1971 | 1991 | |
| Ernst Krenkel Observatory | Heiss Island, Arkhangelsk Oblast | Soviet Union | 1956 | 1980 | |
| Golomyanniy Island Polar Station | Sredniy Island, off Severnaya Zemlya | Russia Soviet Union | 1954 | | |
| Heiberg Polar Station | Heiberg Islands, Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia Soviet Union | 1940 | 1995 | |
| Isachsen Station | Ellef Ringnes Island, Nunavut | Canada | 1948 | 1978 | |
| Izluchin Polar Station | Komsomolets Island, Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia Soviet Union | | | Abandoned |
| Kap Harald Moltke | Peary Land, Greenland | Denmark | 1972 | | |
| Kigilyakh Research Station | Kigilyakh Peninsula, Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island, New Siberian Islands | Russia Soviet Union | | | |
| Kolyuchin Polar Station | Kolyuchin Island, Chukotka | Russia Soviet Union | | 1990s | Abandoned |
| Lavrentiya Research Station | Lavrentiya, Chukotka | Russia Soviet Union | | | |
| NEEM Camp | Northern Greenland ice sheet, Greenland | Denmark | 2008 | 2015 | |
| North Ice | Northern Greenland ice sheet, Greenland | United Kingdom | 1952 | 1954 | |
| Peschanny Polar Station | Cape Unslicht, Bolshevik Island, Severnaya Zemlya | Russia Soviet Union | | | Abandoned |
| Popov Polar Station | Bely Island, Yamalo-Nenets | Russia Soviet Union | 1933 | 2001 | |
| Preobrazheniya Polar Station | Preobrazheniya Island, Sakha | Russia Soviet Union | | | Abandoned |
| Provideniya Research Station | Provideniya, Chukotka | Russia Soviet Union | | | |
| Resolute Nunavut Station | Resolute, Nunavut | Canada | 1947 | | |
| Russky Island Arctic Station | Russky Island, Nordenskiöld Archipelago, Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia Soviet Union | 1935 | 1999 | |
| Samuila Polar Station | Samuila Island, Komsomolskaya Pravda Islands, Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia Soviet Union | | | Abandoned |
| Solnechny Polar Station | Solnechny Bay, Bolshevik Island, Severnaya Zemlya | Russia Soviet Union | 1952 | | Abandoned |
| Stolbovoy Meteorological Station | Stolbovoy Island, Sakha | Russia Soviet Union | | | Abandoned |
| Tuktoyaktuk Station | Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories | Canada | | 1997 | |
| Tyrtov Island Polar Station | Tyrtov Island, Nordenskiöld Archipelago, Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia Soviet Union | 1940 | 1975 | |
| Uedineniya Polar Station | Uyedineniya Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia Soviet Union | | 1996 | |
| Ushakov Island Polar Station | Ushakov Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia Soviet Union | 1954 | 1980s | |
| Vavilov Meteorological Station | October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya | Russia Soviet Union | 1974 | 1988 | |
| Willem Barents Biological Station | Meduza Bay, Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia Soviet Union | | | |
| Wrangel Island Cape Blossom Station | Cape Blossom, Wrangel Island, Chukotka | Russia Soviet Union | | | |
| Wrangel Island Ushakovskoye Station | Ushakovskoye, Wrangel Island, Chukotka | Russia Soviet Union | | | |
| Yenisei Ecological Station | Mirnoye, Turukhansky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia Soviet Union | | | |

### Drifting ice stations

| 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 / ﻿89.417°N 78.667°W﻿ / 89.417; -78.667﻿ (North Pole-1 (start)) | 70°40′N 19°16′W﻿ / ﻿70.667°N 19.267°W﻿ / 70.667; -19.267﻿ (North Pole-1 (finish)) | 2,850 |
| North Pole-2 | M.M.Somov | April 2, 1950 | April 11, 1951 | 76°03′N 166°36′W﻿ / ﻿76.050°N 166.600°W﻿ / 76.050; -166.600﻿ (North Pole-2 (start)) | 81°44′N 163°48′W﻿ / ﻿81.733°N 163.800°W﻿ / 81.733; -163.800﻿ (North Pole-2 (finish)) | 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 / ﻿85.967°N 175.000°W﻿ / 85.967; -175.000﻿ (North Pole-3 (start)) | 86°00′N 24°00′W﻿ / ﻿86.000°N 24.000°W﻿ / 86.000; -24.000﻿ (North Pole-3 (finish)) | 1,865 |
| North Pole-4 | E.I.Tolstikov | April 8, 1954 | April 19, 1957 | 75°48′N 178°25′W﻿ / ﻿75.800°N 178.417°W﻿ / 75.800; -178.417﻿ (North Pole-4 (start)) | 85°52′N 00°00′W﻿ / ﻿85.867°N -0.000°E﻿ / 85.867; -0.000﻿ (North Pole-4 (finish)) | 6,970 |
| North Pole-5 | N.A.Volkov | April 21, 1955 | October 8, 1956 | 82°10′N 156°51′E﻿ / ﻿82.167°N 156.850°E﻿ / 82.167; 156.850﻿ (North Pole-5 (start)) | 84°18′N 63°20′E﻿ / ﻿84.300°N 63.333°E﻿ / 84.300; 63.333﻿ (North Pole-5 (finish)) | 3,630 |
| North Pole-6 | K.A.Sychev | April 19, 1956 | September 14, 1959 | 74°24′N 177°04′W﻿ / ﻿74.400°N 177.067°W﻿ / 74.400; -177.067﻿ (North Pole-6 (start)) | 82°06′N 03°56′E﻿ / ﻿82.100°N 3.933°E﻿ / 82.100; 3.933﻿ (North Pole-6 (finish)) | 8,650 |
| North Pole-7 | V.A.Vedernikov | April 23, 1957 | April 11, 1959 | 82°06′N 164°11′W﻿ / ﻿82.100°N 164.183°W﻿ / 82.100; -164.183﻿ (North Pole-7 (start)) | 85°14′N 33°03′W﻿ / ﻿85.233°N 33.050°W﻿ / 85.233; -33.050﻿ (North Pole-7 (finish)) | 3,520 |
| North Pole-8 | V.M.Rogachyov | April 27, 1959 | March 19, 1962 | 76°11′N 164°24′W﻿ / ﻿76.183°N 164.400°W﻿ / 76.183; -164.400﻿ (North Pole-8 (start)) | 83°15′N 132°30′W﻿ / ﻿83.250°N 132.500°W﻿ / 83.250; -132.500﻿ (North Pole-8 (finish)) | 6,090 |
| North Pole-9 | V.A.Shamontyev | April 26, 1960 | March 28, 1961 | 77°23′N 163°00′E﻿ / ﻿77.383°N 163.000°E﻿ / 77.383; 163.000﻿ (North Pole-9 (start)) | 86°36′N 76°00′W﻿ / ﻿86.600°N 76.000°W﻿ / 86.600; -76.000﻿ (North Pole-9 (finish)) | 2,660 |
| North Pole-10 | N.A.Kornilov | October 17, 1961 | April 29, 1964 | 75°27′N 177°10′E﻿ / ﻿75.450°N 177.167°E﻿ / 75.450; 177.167﻿ (North Pole-10 (start)) | 88°32′N 90°30′E﻿ / ﻿88.533°N 90.500°E﻿ / 88.533; 90.500﻿ (North Pole-10 (finish)) | 3,960 |
| North Pole-11 | N.N.Bryazgin | April 16, 1962 | April 20, 1963 | 77°10′N 165°58′W﻿ / ﻿77.167°N 165.967°W﻿ / 77.167; -165.967﻿ (North Pole-11 (start)) | 81°10′N 139°34′W﻿ / ﻿81.167°N 139.567°W﻿ / 81.167; -139.567﻿ (North Pole-11 (finish)) | 2,400 |
| North Pole-12 | L.N.Belyakov | April 30, 1963 | April 25, 1965 | 76°50′N 165°34′W﻿ / ﻿76.833°N 165.567°W﻿ / 76.833; -165.567﻿ (North Pole-12 (start)) | 81°06′N 145°47′W﻿ / ﻿81.100°N 145.783°W﻿ / 81.100; -145.783﻿ (North Pole-12 (finish)) | 1,595 |
| North Pole-13 | A.Ya. Buzuyev | April 22, 1964 | April 20, 1967 | 73°55′N 161°19′W﻿ / ﻿73.917°N 161.317°W﻿ / 73.917; -161.317﻿ (North Pole-13 (start)) | 87°55′N 03°32′E﻿ / ﻿87.917°N 3.533°E﻿ / 87.917; 3.533﻿ (North Pole-13 (finish)) | 3,545 |
| North Pole-14 | Yu. B.Konstantinov | May 1, 1965 | February 12, 1966 | 72°42′N 175°25′W﻿ / ﻿72.700°N 175.417°W﻿ / 72.700; -175.417﻿ (North Pole-14 (start)) | 76°59′N 154°49′E﻿ / ﻿76.983°N 154.817°E﻿ / 76.983; 154.817﻿ (North Pole-14 (finish)) | 1,040 |
| North Pole-15 | V.V.Panov | April 15, 1966 | March 25, 1968 | 78°49′N 168°08′E﻿ / ﻿78.817°N 168.133°E﻿ / 78.817; 168.133﻿ (North Pole-15 (start)) | 85°45′N 10°30′W﻿ / ﻿85.750°N 10.500°W﻿ / 85.750; -10.500﻿ (North Pole-15 (finish)) | 2,330 |
| North Pole-16 | Yu. B.Konstantinov | April 10, 1968 | March 22, 1972 | 75°31′N 172°00′W﻿ / ﻿75.517°N 172.000°W﻿ / 75.517; -172.000﻿ (North Pole-16 (start)) | 86°00′N 85°27′W﻿ / ﻿86.000°N 85.450°W﻿ / 86.000; -85.450﻿ (North Pole-16 (finish)) | 5,850 |
| North Pole-17 | N.I.Blinov | April 18, 1968 | October 16, 1969 | 80°30′N 165°26′E﻿ / ﻿80.500°N 165.433°E﻿ / 80.500; 165.433﻿ (North Pole-17 (start)) | 86°48′N 25°20′E﻿ / ﻿86.800°N 25.333°E﻿ / 86.800; 25.333﻿ (North Pole-17 (finish)) | 1,750 |
| North Pole-18 | N.N.Ovchinnikov | October 9, 1969 | October 24, 1971 | 75°10′N 165°02′W﻿ / ﻿75.167°N 165.033°W﻿ / 75.167; -165.033﻿ (North Pole-18 (start)) | 86°06′N 153°51′E﻿ / ﻿86.100°N 153.850°E﻿ / 86.100; 153.850﻿ (North Pole-18 (finish)) | 5,240 |
| North Pole-19 | A.N.Chilingarov | November 7, 1969 | April 16, 1973 | 74°54′N 160°13′E﻿ / ﻿74.900°N 160.217°E﻿ / 74.900; 160.217﻿ (North Pole-19 (start)) | 83°08′N 16°17′E﻿ / ﻿83.133°N 16.283°E﻿ / 83.133; 16.283﻿ (North Pole 19- (finish)) | 6,705 |
| North Pole-20 | Yu. P.Tikhonov | April 22, 1970 | May 17, 1972 | 75°56′N 175°22′E﻿ / ﻿75.933°N 175.367°E﻿ / 75.933; 175.367﻿ (North Pole-20 (start)) | 81°44′N 166°47′W﻿ / ﻿81.733°N 166.783°W﻿ / 81.733; -166.783﻿ (North Pole-20 (finish)) | 3,780 |
| North Pole-21 | G.I.Kizino | April 30, 1972 | May 17, 1974 | 74°06′N 178°15′E﻿ / ﻿74.100°N 178.250°E﻿ / 74.100; 178.250﻿ (North Pole-21 (start)) | 86°16′N 143°35′E﻿ / ﻿86.267°N 143.583°E﻿ / 86.267; 143.583﻿ (North Pole-21 (finish)) | 3,605 |
| North Pole-22 | V.G.Moroz | September 13, 1973 | April 8, 1982 | 76°16′N 168°31′W﻿ / ﻿76.267°N 168.517°W﻿ / 76.267; -168.517﻿ (North Pole-22 (start)) | 86°10′N 00°00′W﻿ / ﻿86.167°N -0.000°E﻿ / 86.167; -0.000﻿ (North Pole-22 (finish)) | 17,069 |
| North Pole-23 | V.M.Piguzov | December 5, 1975 | November 1, 1978 | 73°51′N 178°25′W﻿ / ﻿73.850°N 178.417°W﻿ / 73.850; -178.417﻿ (North Pole-23 (start)) | 87°40′N 22°31′W﻿ / ﻿87.667°N 22.517°W﻿ / 87.667; -22.517﻿ (North Pole-23 (finish)) | 5,786 |
| North Pole-24 | I.K.Popov | June 23, 1978 | November 19, 1980 | 76°45′N 163°00′E﻿ / ﻿76.750°N 163.000°E﻿ / 76.750; 163.000﻿ (North Pole-24 (start)) | 86°03′N 29°40′E﻿ / ﻿86.050°N 29.667°E﻿ / 86.050; 29.667﻿ (North Pole-24 (finish)) | 5,652 |
| North Pole-25 | V.S.Sidorov | May 16, 1981 | April 20, 1984 | 75°01′N 168°35′E﻿ / ﻿75.017°N 168.583°E﻿ / 75.017; 168.583﻿ (North Pole-25 (start)) | 85°50′N 122°15′W﻿ / ﻿85.833°N 122.250°W﻿ / 85.833; -122.250﻿ (North Pole-25 (finish)) | 5,754 |
| North Pole-26 | V.S.Sidorov | May 21, 1983 | April 9, 1986 | 78°30′N 174°46′E﻿ / ﻿78.500°N 174.767°E﻿ / 78.500; 174.767﻿ (North Pole-26 (start)) | 82°46′N 170°31′W﻿ / ﻿82.767°N 170.517°W﻿ / 82.767; -170.517﻿ (North Pole-26 (finish)) | 5,380 |
| North Pole-27 | Yu. P.Tikhonov | June 2, 1984 | May 20, 1987 | 78°31′N 160°30′E﻿ / ﻿78.517°N 160.500°E﻿ / 78.517; 160.500﻿ (North Pole-27 (start)) | 86°28′N 09°02′W﻿ / ﻿86.467°N 9.033°W﻿ / 86.467; -9.033﻿ (North Pole-27(finish)) | 5,655 |
| North Pole-28 | A.F.Chernyshov | May 21, 1986 | January 23, 1989 | 80°40′N 168°29′E﻿ / ﻿80.667°N 168.483°E﻿ / 80.667; 168.483﻿ (North Pole-28 (start)) | 79°40′N 03°09′E﻿ / ﻿79.667°N 3.150°E﻿ / 79.667; 3.150﻿ (North Pole-28 (finish)) | 7,634 |
| North Pole-29 | V.V.Lukin | June 10, 1987 | August 19, 1988 | 80°22.8′N 112°59′E﻿ / ﻿80.3800°N 112.983°E﻿ / 80.3800; 112.983﻿ (North Pole-29 (start)) | 84°42.8′N 56°34.3′W﻿ / ﻿84.7133°N 56.5717°W﻿ / 84.7133; -56.5717﻿ (North Pole-29 (finish)) | 2,686 |
| North Pole-30 | V.M.Piguzov | October 9, 1987 | April 4, 1991 | 74°18′N 171°24′W﻿ / ﻿74.300°N 171.400°W﻿ / 74.300; -171.400﻿ (North Pole-30 (start)) | 82°31′N 126°26′W﻿ / ﻿82.517°N 126.433°W﻿ / 82.517; -126.433﻿ (North Pole-30 (finish)) | 7,675 |
| North Pole-31 | V.S.Sidorov | October 22, 1988 | July 25, 1991 | 76°35′N 153°10′W﻿ / ﻿76.583°N 153.167°W﻿ / 76.583; -153.167﻿ (North Pole-31 (finish)) | 73°33′N 161°04′W﻿ / ﻿73.550°N 161.067°W﻿ / 73.550; -161.067﻿ (North Pole-31 (finish)) | 5,475 |
| North Pole-32 | V.S.Koshelev | April 25, 2003 | March 6, 2004 | 87°52.5′N 148°03′E﻿ / ﻿87.8750°N 148.050°E﻿ / 87.8750; 148.050﻿ (North Pole-32 (start)) | 84°41′N 03°33′W﻿ / ﻿84.683°N 3.550°W﻿ / 84.683; -3.550﻿ (North Pole-32 (finish)) | 2,418 |
| North Pole-33 | A.A.Vishnevsky | September 9, 2004 | October 5, 2005 | 85°05′N 156°31′E﻿ / ﻿85.083°N 156.517°E﻿ / 85.083; 156.517﻿ (North Pole-33 (start)) | 86°14′N 95°54′E﻿ / ﻿86.233°N 95.900°E﻿ / 86.233; 95.900﻿ (North Pole-33 (finish)) | 3,156 |
| North Pole-34 | T.V.Petrovsky | September 19, 2005 | May 25, 2006 | 85°39′N 115°19′E﻿ / ﻿85.650°N 115.317°E﻿ / 85.650; 115.317﻿ (North Pole-34 (start)) | 87°26′N 07°39′E﻿ / ﻿87.433°N 7.650°E﻿ / 87.433; 7.650﻿ (North Pole-34 (finish)) | 2,032 |
| North Pole-35 | Vladimir Chupun | September 21, 2007 | July 22, 2008 | 81°30′N 103°54′E﻿ / ﻿81.500°N 103.900°E﻿ / 81.500; 103.900﻿ (North Pole-35 (start)) | 81°00′N 31°18′E﻿ / ﻿81.000°N 31.300°E﻿ / 81.000; 31.300﻿ (North Pole-35 (finish)) | 3,614 |
| North Pole-36 | Yuri Katrayev | September 7, 2008 | August 24, 2009 | 82°32′N 144°56′E﻿ / ﻿82.533°N 144.933°E﻿ / 82.533; 144.933﻿ (North Pole-36 (start)) | 85°53′N 26°41′W﻿ / ﻿85.883°N 26.683°W﻿ / 85.883; -26.683﻿ (North Pole-36 (finish)) | 2,905 |
| North Pole-37 | Sergey Lesenkov | September 7, 2009 | May 31, 2010 | 81°28′N 164°35′W﻿ / ﻿81.467°N 164.583°W﻿ / 81.467; -164.583﻿ (North Pole-37 (start)) | 80°04′N 140°40′W﻿ / ﻿80.067°N 140.667°W﻿ / 80.067; -140.667﻿ (North Pole-37 (finish)) | 2,076 |
| North Pole-38 | Tomash Petrovskiy | October 14, 2010 | September 20, 2011 | 76°07′N 176°32′W﻿ / ﻿76.117°N 176.533°W﻿ / 76.117; -176.533﻿ (North Pole-38 (start)) | 83°53′N 154°18′W﻿ / ﻿83.883°N 154.300°W﻿ / 83.883; -154.300﻿ (North Pole-38 (finish)) | 3,024 |
| North Pole-39 | Alexander Ipatov | October 2, 2011 | September 15, 2012 | 84°10′N 148°49′W﻿ / ﻿84.167°N 148.817°W﻿ / 84.167; -148.817﻿ (North Pole-39 (start)) | 83°57′N 96°44′W﻿ / ﻿83.950°N 96.733°W﻿ / 83.950; -96.733﻿ (North Pole-39 (finish)) | 1,885 |
| North Pole-40 | Nikolai Fomichev | October 1, 2012 | June 7, 2013 | 85°21′N 142°53′W﻿ / ﻿85.350°N 142.883°W﻿ / 85.350; -142.883﻿ (North Pole-40 (start)) | 82°25′N 130°25′W﻿ / ﻿82.417°N 130.417°W﻿ / 82.417; -130.417﻿ (North Pole-40 (finish)) | 1,736 |
| North Pole-2015 | Dmitrij Mamadaliev | April 11, 2015 | August 9, 2015 | 89°34′N 17°08′W﻿ / ﻿89.567°N 17.133°W﻿ / 89.567; -17.133﻿ (North Pole-2015 (start)) | 86°15′N 07°52′W﻿ / ﻿86.250°N 7.867°W﻿ / 86.250; -7.867﻿ (North Pole-2015 (finish)) | 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 / ﻿85.000°N 137.000°E﻿ / 85.000; 137.000﻿ (MOSAiC (start)) | N/A | 1,700 |

## In fiction

* Ice Station Zebra (novel), by Alistair MacLean
** Ice Station Zebra (1968 film)
** Ice Station Zebra a song by Jack White on Boarding House Reach
* Ice Station, by Matthew Reilly
* Ice Station -- Impossible!, an episode of The Venture Bros.
* Ice Station Santa, an episode of Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space

## Gallery

* View of the Dr. Neil Trivett Global Atmosphere Watch Observatory, Alert, Nunavut, Canada
* View of the Polish Polar Station, Hornsund.
* View of the Arctic research station on Wiese Island.
* View of the Igloolik Research Centre, Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada.