Base A Port Lockroy
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Base A Port Lockroy is a historic British Antarctic research station on Goudier Island, now preserved as a museum and heritage site that also hosts a functioning post office.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic research station
ⓘ
heritage site ⓘ historic site ⓘ museum ⓘ post office ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | timber ⓘ |
| closedAsResearchBase | 1962 ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designatedBy | Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | 1944 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Operation Tabarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
gift shop
ⓘ
museum ⓘ post office ⓘ |
| hasName |
Base A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port Lockroy Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalService | letters and postcards to worldwide destinations ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Historic Site and Monument ⓘ |
| HSMNumber | HSM 61 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctic Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Antarctic Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Palmer Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Lockroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Goudier Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedAs | living museum ⓘ |
| notableFor |
penguin colony nearby
ⓘ
preserved 1950s British Antarctic base interiors ⓘ |
| operator | United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
assertion of British presence in Antarctica
ⓘ
wartime strategic meteorological station ⓘ |
| partOf | network of British Antarctic Survey historic bases ⓘ |
| postalAuthority | British Antarctic Territory postal service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reopenedAsMuseum | 1996 ⓘ |
| seasonalOccupation | austral summer ⓘ |
| status | demilitarised ⓘ |
| touristVisitsPerSeason | thousands of visitors ⓘ |
| usedFor |
geophysical research
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heritage conservation ⓘ ionospheric research ⓘ meteorological observations ⓘ postal services ⓘ scientific research ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| wildlife | gentoo penguins ⓘ |
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