Antarctic Plinth dedicatedPosted on
The start of the ceremony The fourth and final monument "to those who lost their lives in Antarctica in the pursuit of science to benefit us all" was dedicated in the Memorial Orchard of British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Cambridge on Sa…
First permanent base established 80 years ago todayPosted on
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…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...