Tag: British Antarctic Territory
British Antarctic TerritoryHMS Protector back in Portsmouth after a successful nine-month Antarctica deployment
HMS Protector, the Royal Navy’s Ice Patrol Ship, has returned to Portsmouth at the end of a nine-month deployment to the ‘Frozen Continent’. Operating in the British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands throughout the Austral Summer, the ship conducted three intensive work periods in the ice, and a fourth work period in the waters surrounding South Georgia.
Argentina strongly protests UK’s naming Queen Elizabeth land in Antarctica
Argentina strongly protested on Friday Britain's decision to name a vast swath of Antarctica as Queen Elizabeth Land. The Foreign ministry handed a formal protest note to British Ambassador John Freeman in Buenos Aires.
Queen Elizabeth becomes first monarch since 1781 to attend a cabinet meeting
Queen Elizabeth became on Tuesday the first monarch, since 1781, during the US war of independence, to make a historic visit to Downing Street and attend a cabinet meeting.
UK names southern part of British Antarctic Territory “Queen Elizabeth Land”
The Foreign Secretary announced on Tuesday that the southern part of British Antarctic Territory has been named Queen Elizabeth Land.
HMS Protector reaches Antarctica, visits Uruguayan and Argentine bases
HMS Protector, the Royal Navy's new ice patrol ship, has arrived in Antarctica for the first time after her long sail south from Portsmouth. Her arrival, via Montevideo in Uruguay, coincided with the centenary of the Royal Navy's Captain Scott reaching the South Pole.
Newcastle barrister takes Senior Magistrate job in Falklands Islands
A barrister is swapping his job in the North East for a top role in the Falkland Islands.
Carl Gumsley is swapping busy city life for beautiful landscapes and fascinating wildlife as he takes on the role of senor magistrate, reports Journal liveuk.co.
Memorials in London, Cambridge and Falklands remember Britons lost in Antarctica
Two memorials dedicated to Britons who lost their lives in the service of science in Antarctica are unveiled this week. Since 1948, a total of 29 people have died in the British Antarctic Territory, one of the most extreme, inhospitable and uncharted places on Earth.
UK increases funds for South Georgia and the British Antarctic Territory
The UK Government has announced it is to increase funds for South Georgia and the other UK Overseas Territories. On March 10th the UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, announced the increase of the Overseas Territories Programme Fund to £7m per year and a special one off payment of £1 million to GSGSSI this year, reports the March edition of South Georgia Newsletter.
