Antarctica

Click through to the following websites for useful and interesting information relevant to Antarctica and the Polar Regions.

Antarctic Heritage Trust
Preserving the heritage of human endeavour in the Antarctic is the purpose of this coalition between trusts in the UK and New Zealand. The principle aim of the UKAHT is to conserve Britain’s history of exploration and scientific research in Antarctica and support the New Zealand trust in conservation of the historic huts in the Ross Sea region. To this end, they run a continuous campaign to restore the huts used by Scott and Shackleton’s teams for which donations are always gratefully received. The Trust also operates the historic base at Port Lockroy on Goudier Island on the Peninsula. Maintained as a living museum and helped by the proceeds of the small, yet well stocked gift shop, the UKAHT also runs the post-office there – it’s an absolutely captivating legacy. For further information please see www.ukaht.org  

Scott Polar Reseach
Part of the University of Cambridge, SPRI was formed in 1920 as a memorial to Captain Scott and his colleagues and is now a well-known centre for polar research investigating environmental and social issues relating to the Arctic and Antarctic. The Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute was established in 1946 as a way for individuals to offer support, both, financial in terms of subscriptions and donations, and practical, primarily relating to the library, museum and picture library. News and information about the Institute is distributed to members through a newsletter and social events are regularly held allowing Friends to meet each other. We are proud to support the Friends of SPRI.  For further information or to find out how to become a Friend please see www.spri.cam.ac.uk.