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The Trust collects data for the British Antarctic Survey to observe the effect of tourism on penguins. Half the island is open to tourists, while the other half is reserved for penguins. A staff of four typically process 70,000 pieces of mail sent by 18,000 visitors that arrive during the five month Antarctic cruise season.
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues , and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on behalf of the UK.
Halley Research Station is a research facility in Antarctica on the Brunt Ice Shelf operated by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The base was established in 1956 to study the Earth's atmosphere . Measurements from Halley led to the discovery of the ozone hole in 1985. [ 3 ]
The team will travel 9,000 miles to manage Base A Port Lockroy on Goudier Island, living and working in near constant daylight without running water.
Tourists visit Base W on Detaille Island. Detaille Island is a small island off the northern end of the Arrowsmith Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica.From 1956 to 1959 it was home to "Base W" of the British Antarctic Survey [1] and closed after the end of the International Geophysical Year (IGY).
The refuge was inaugurated on February 6, 1955, and is operated by the Argentine Navy and was occupied periodically by personnel of the British Antarctic Survey of the former Faraday Station. The refuge is in the middle of a colony of Gentoo penguins .
Graham Land and South Shetland Islands, BAS: British Antarctic Survey, 2005 Le Page, Michael (10 March 2018), "Secret penguins revealed by drones" , New Scientist , retrieved 4 May 2024 May, Ashley (2 March 2018), "NASA satellite images of poop lead researchers to penguin 'supercolony' " , USA Today , retrieved 4 March 2018
In January 2017, it was announced that the Rothera Research Station will receive £100m in funding from the government. The money is being used by the British Antarctic Survey to build new living quarters, storage and a new wharf. Tim Stockings, its director of operations called the investment “an exciting moment for polar science”.