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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.
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).
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
Brian Birley Roberts CMG (23 October 1912 – 9 October 1978) was a British polar expert, ornithologist and diplomat who played a key role in the development of the Antarctic Treaty System. [1] A biography of Roberts has been published. [2]
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 ]
Area map of Cape Adare Topographic map of the Cape Adare region Borchgrevink's 1899 hut (HSM 22) surrounded by penguins Nicolai Hanson's grave (HSM 23) – 1899 photograph Adélie penguins on an ice foot at Cape Adare – photo by George Murray Levick, 1911 or 1912 Adélie penguins at Cape Adare
The island, which is ice-free and oval shaped, 1.4 km (0.87 mi) wide by 1.7 km (1.1 mi) long, lies close off the south coast of the much larger King George Island, and marks the eastern side of the entrance to King George Bay.