Throwback to February when our Antarctic team had a lot of fun recreating some historic photos to celebrate Port Lockroy’s 80th birthday. This one is from an early overwintering team.

#PortLockroy #penguinpostoffice #ukantarcticheritagetrust #UKAHT

From the great ranges of Central Asia to the Badlands of the American Midwest, Polly Townsend is drawn to remote and hostile landscapes. She speaks to us about her latest residency, in Antarctica.

👉 Read Polly's interview: ukaht.org/latest-news/20…

Caption this! 🦭

📸 UKAHT/Jérôme Viard

In the first episode of season four of our podcast, Alok Jha speaks to record-breaking polar explorer Preet Chandi about her extraordinary achievements in Antarctica.

🔊Search ‘A Voyage to Antarctica' on all major podcast platforms.

👉Kindly supported by HX Hurtigruten Expeditions

Station W, on Detaille Island in the Antarctic peninsula, was abandoned with a degree of urgency in 1959.
Here's a quick preview of footage taken when I was left alone inside the base in Feb '24, gathering material on my residency with Friends of Scott Polar Research Institute

We caught up with award-winning children’s author G Neri to ask him about his work and how he came to realise his childhood dream of being a polar explorer.

👉 Read G Neri's interview: ukaht.org/latest-news/20…

Amazing news! Congratulations Endurance22! 🎉

Endurance22 expedition is awarded the prestigious Explorers Club Citation of Merit 2024

endurance22.org/endurance22-ex…

The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust is offering a unique opportunity for a Conservation Carpenter to work at our remarkable historic site of Port Lockroy (Base A) on the Antarctic Peninsula.

🗓️ Deadline: 17th May 2024

👇 Apply below

careers.ukaht.org/jobs/4081730-a…

Let your spirit of adventure live on.

With a gift in your Will, you can play a part in Antarctica’s story and protect these special sites now and long into the future.

Find out more: ukaht.org/support-us/lea…

We've been working with The Times and The Sunday Times on this beautiful gallery from Port Lockroy to mark World Penguin Day 🐧 (you'll need a subscription to view the whole gallery)

thetimes.co.uk/article/portra…

Happy World Penguin Day! 🎉

We’ve been surveying the colony at Port Lockroy since 1996. To celebrate #worldpenguinday , we compiled a list of the most interesting facts about gentoo penguins we've learnt over the years. Enjoy!

🐧 Read the blog post: ukaht.org/latest-news/20…

The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust is offering a unique opportunity for a Conservation Carpenter to work at our remarkable historic site of Port Lockroy (Base A) on the Antarctic Peninsula.

🗓️ Deadline: 17th May 2024

👇 Apply below

careers.ukaht.org/jobs/4081730-a…

UKAHT is undertaking a programme of digital data capture across its Historic Sites and Monuments. In our latest blog, XR Producer @lesleyjohnston_ tells us about her latest work at Detaille.

👉 Read Lesley's blog post: ukaht.org/latest-news/20…

Happy #EarthDay !

Around 75% of all litter in our oceans is plastic. Antarctica is one of the most pristine places on Earth but significant amounts of plastic are still found there.

Visit earthday.org to sign the global plastic treaty & see how you can play your part.

Just a couple snowy sheathbills hanging out at Port Lockroy ❤️

Did you know snowy sheathbills are the only land bird native to Antarctica? They often nest close to penguin colonies and are known to steal regurgitated krill and fish from penguins!

📸 UKAHT/Jérôme Viard

For 30 years, we've conserved Antarctica’s unique heritage, shared the continent’s stories and inspired others to see and experience Antarctica differently. In this short video, we look at some of the key moments from the last three decades.

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We love this 3D map of the seafloor on the approach to Mawson research station from antarctica.gov.au

antarctica.gov.au/news/2024/mode…

Happy International Day of Monuments and Sites!

In 1993, we didn’t have a single site to our name. Today, we manage the restoration and care of six heritage huts and their treasures in Antarctica!

#IntlDayforMonumentsandSites #ICOMOS

📸 All images: UKAHT/BAS Archives

What’s under the unstable Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica? International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration and AWI Media went on an epic journey to find out.

Over a huge continuous area they did:
📏 350km of survey
🎙️ pulling 480 geophones
🚡 on 1.5km of cable

Here's the full story 📰
bas.ac.uk/media-post/new…