In 2015, it lay at 64°17′S 136°35′E ﻿ / ﻿ 64.28°S 136.59°E ﻿ / -64.28; 136.59 (est). That point lies outside the Antarctic Circle and it is moving northwest by about 10 to 15 km (6 to 9 mi) per year. Its current distance from the actual Geographic South Pole is approximately 2,860 kilometres (1,780 mi). The nearest permanent science station is Dumont d'Urville Station. Wilkes Land contains a large gravitational mass concentration.