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Port Lockroy First permanent base established 80 years ago today

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Base A was established as part of Operation Tabarin at Port Lockroy on Goudier Island, near Wiencke Island, on 11th February 1944 and occupied by 9 men during the 1944 winter. This was the first permanent base in Antarctica and is still occupied toda…
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The Antarctic Monument Trust reaches goals

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Having achieved its goals the British Antarctic Monument Trust is planning to wind up its affairs by making a donation of £12,000 to the Scott Polar Research Institute in recognition of the support it has given to the Trust over a number of yea…
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Latest edition of Update

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The Trust has just published the 2021 edition of our newsletter. The Update has news of recent additions to the Antarctic Gazetteer with names of places named after personnel who died; news of the Northern Monument at the Scott Polar Research Institu…
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Sunday, February 11th 2024

First permanent base established 80 years ago today

Base A was established as part of Operation Tabarin at Port Lockroy on Goudier Island, near Wiencke Island, on 11th February 1944 and occupied by 9 men during the 1944 winter. This was the first permanent base in Antarctica and is still occupied today. Named after the Tabarin nightclub in Paris, thi… Full Story...
Friday, November 19th 2021

The Antarctic Monument Trust reaches goals

Having achieved its goals the British Antarctic Monument Trust is planning to wind up its affairs by making a donation of £12,000 to the Scott Polar Research Institute in recognition of the support it has given to the Trust over a number of years. A similar donation is to made to the Falkland … Full Story...
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