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Ryan McDougall

Team to spend Christmas on Antarctica in mission to conserve historic base

Port Lockroy on Antarctica, where the team will be based during their time on the continent. (Helen Annan/UKAHT/PA) -

A trust that protects historic heritage sites on Antarctica has announced it is sending a team on a 9,000-mile mission to the icy continent to safeguard a base from the impacts of climate change.

As part of the three-year project, the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) is safeguarding Base A, Port Lockroy, Britain’s first permanent scientific base on the continent.

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