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.
As part of a regular series on the meaning of place-names in the Territory, this latest edition focuses on an enormous body of fast-moving ice in West Antarctica, which has been formally named the ‘Glasgow Glacier’ to mark the Scottish city hosting the COP26 climate change conference this year. The Glasgow Glacier is one of…
The latest edition of the British Antarctic Territory Gazette was published today, 1 December 2021. This covers the period December 2020 to November 2021. This is an important record of all BAT legislation, orders, appointments. Read the latest Gazette in full
In March 2021 the RRS James Clark Ross arrived in Harwich having completed its final season with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The ship’s five-and-a-half-month mission was to deliver scientific and operational staff to Antarctica, and to resupply the UK stations in Antarctica for another year. In 1991 the RRS James Clark Ross…
The British Antarctic Government are happy to present our new stamp set to celebrate the signing of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (Environmental Protocol). This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the signing of the Environmental Protocol, which provides a comprehensive framework for the protection of the Antarctic environment. This unique…
