Article in Geographical Magazine republishedPosted on
An article to promote the premiere of the film South 2015: An Antarctic Voyage to Remember at the Royal Geographical Society was printed in the Geographical Magazine. The RGS has now released an on-line version. The article was written by Rod Rhys …
Memorial Point, Lemaire IslandPosted on
On 3 October 2017, the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee approved the following name for British use. Memorial Point: 64°48'45”S, 63°01'40”W Point at the western end of Lemaire Island, Gerlache Strait. Named to commemorate all those British pers…
Antarctic Monument returned to CambridgePosted on
The Antarctic Monument has been returned to its site outside the Scott Polar Research Insitute, Cambridge University following renovation. Arrangements were made by TrusteesBrian Dorsett-Bailey seen here inspecting the completed work and Trustee Dick…Meredith Hooper, Antarctic historian and BAMT supporter 1939-2025
Meredith Hooper, Antarctic historian and author, died on 27 December 2025 at her home in London. She was a Visiting Scholar at the Scott Polar Research Institute and Wolfson College, Cambridge University and a trustee of the Brussels-based International Polar Foundation and the UK Antarctic Herita… Full Story...