Port Lockroy anchors a historic Antarctic base, home to the world’s southernmost post office and ongoing conservation work. Current news: a conservation mission advances in protecting the base; a separate family reward inquiry has emerged.
UK Antarctic Heritage Trust is in its second year of a three-year drive to save Port Lockroy. A team of eight will reinforce the historic base on Goudier Island, protect the world’s southernmost post office and monitor a penguin colony as climate pressures threaten the site.