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Position: Lat. 64° 49′ S, Long. 63° 30′ W
General location: Goudier Island, Wiencke Island, Palmer Archipelago
Initially survey, geology, meteorology and botany. Mainly ionospheric research from 1950 onwards
The ionospheric work was transferred to Argentine Islands (Station F) when Station A closed
The main hut was named Bransfield House after the ship initially chartered to transport members of Operation Tabarin from the UK, and itself named after Edward Bransfield, Master, Royal Navy, the first person to chart an area of the Antarctic mainland (1819–1820).
Life at LockroyVisitors to the Antarctic Heritage site of Port Lockroy on the Antarctic Peninsula. Port Lockroy was established in 1944 is the only surviving base from Operation Tabarin and is one of the most visited tourist sites in Antarctica.
Visitors to the Antarctic Heritage site of Port Lockroy on the Antarctic Peninsula.Gentoo Penguin with sea weed in its bill close to Port Lockroy on the Antarctic Peninsula.
Gentoo Penguin close to Port Lockroy.Adult leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) seen at Port Lockroy on the Antarctic Peninsula
Adult leopard seal seen at Port Lockroy < 1 2 3 >Designated as Historic Site No 61 under the Antarctic Treaty, 19 May 1995. Restored 14 January 1996 – 18 March 1996. Since November 1996 the station has been run as an Historic Site and is open to tourists and visitors during austral summer seasons.
The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) has been instrumental in the repair and conservation of Port Lockroy as a Historic Site and Monument under the Antarctic Treaty.
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