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…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...