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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Pol Allingham

Race against time to save British base on an Antarctic island full of penguins

A new team is heading to Antarctica to protect a historic base from the effects of climate change.

The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) has entered year two of a three-year project to conserve Britain’s first permanent scientific base, Base A at Port Lockroy on Goudier Island.

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