Summit Station

Summit Station, formerly Summit Camp, is a year-round staffed research station near the apex of the Greenland ice sheet. The station is located at 3,216 metres above sea level.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: research station on the apex of the Greenland Ice Sheet
  • Also known as: Summit Camp

Summit Station

Latitude
72.57969° or 72° 34′ 47″ north
Longitude
-38.46041° or 38° 27′ 38″ west
Elevation
3,216 metres (10,551 feet)
Open location code
C943HGHQ+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6611075404
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
6949601
Wiki­data ID
Q1502578
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Summit Station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 尖峯營
  • Chinese: 尖峰营
  • Chinese: 峰會營
  • Chinese: 峰頂站
  • Chinese: 高峯營
  • Chinese: 高峰營
  • Danish: Summit Camp
  • Danish: Summit Station
  • Finnish: Summit Camp
  • French: Summit Camp
  • German: Summit Camp
  • German: Summit
  • Greek: Σταθμός Σάμμιτ
  • Italian: Summit Camp
  • Japanese: サミットキャンプ
  • Polish: Summit Camp
  • Portuguese: Estação Summit
  • Portuguese: Summit Camp
  • Russian: Верхний лагерь
  • Russian: Верхний Лагерь
  • Russian: Лагерь Встреч
  • Spanish: Estación Summit Camp
  • Spanish: Summit Camp
  • Swedish: Summit Camp
  • Urdu: سمٹ اسٹیشن (گرین لینڈ)
  • Urdu: سمٹ اسٹیشن

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