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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 Institute being taken into the Institute's collection, and news of the renovation of the Southrn Monument at Stanley in the Falkland Islands. Once the Southern Monument is transferred to the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust, all the major goals of the British Antarctic Monument Trust will have been achieved.  Read more about these activities in the 2021 Edition of Update.

Wednesday, January 7th 2026

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...
Thursday, December 4th 2025

Supermoon

The December supermoon called appropriately the Cold Moon rises over Stanley Harbour, Falklands bathing the southern element of the Antarctic Monument in gold and silver light. Simon Lancaster, Head of Supply Chain at British Antarctic Survey was out with a camera at 22:00 to capture this wonderf… Full Story...
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