Every year we release a number of commemorative postage stamps and coins which help promote our work and values. All income received from the sale of stamps and royalties from coins is re-invested back into the Territory.
The latest edition of the British Antarctic Territory Gazette was published today, 20 December 2024. This covers the period January to December 2024. This is an important record of all BAT legislation, orders and appointments. Read the latest Gazette in full
As part of a regular series on the meaning of place-names in the Territory, this latest edition focuses on location accuracy. Do place-names in Antarctica move? Many of them do if they are located on the ice sheet or ice shelves, but even certain features such as mountains and islands could be seen to be…
Today we celebrate Midwinter’s Day in the British Antarctic Territory, it marks the halfway point of the long Antarctic winter. HM Commissioner to the British Antarctic Territory, Paul Candler has written to British Antarctic Survey (BAS) personnel currently stationed in Antarctica. “I write to express my sincere thanks and best wishes to you all as…
As part of a regular series on the meaning of place-names in the Territory, this latest edition focuses on areas the field team will be studying this season. The 2023-24 BAS field season is well underway and we’re highlighting some of the interesting places staff will be studying. One team operating out of Rothera is…
