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UK Team Embarks on 9,000-Mile Mission to Save Antarctic Heritage Site From Climate Change

Published on: 01 October 2025

UK Team Embarks on 9,000-Mile Mission to Save Antarctic Heritage Site From Climate Change

A new team is being sent to Antarctica to look after a heritage site on the world's southernmost continent.

The 9,000-mile mission is part of a three-year project to protect Britain's first permanent scientific base on the continent from the effects of climate change.

The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust sends a team to Port Lockroy, a former British military base every year to manage the area.

The site on Goudier Island includes the world's most southern Post Office, a small museum and a colony of more than 1,000 gentoo penguins.

[SRC] https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/cqxzq01jqrro

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