NATIONAL PROGRAM

United Kingdom in Antarctica

The British Antarctic Survey operates stations and the RRS Sir David Attenborough, with air and sea logistics distributed across the South Atlantic.

Program / country: British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Gateway: South Atlantic routes + Punta Arenas

Reference profile · editorial review: 15 SEP 2026. Indicators are contextual and should be read with their period, methodology and primary source; they are not a real-time measure of available capacity.

PROGRAM

British Antarctic Survey (BAS)

Operates stations including Rothera and Halley VI, and the RRS Sir David Attenborough.

Gateway: Falkland Islands / Punta Arenas / UK logistics

British Antarctic Survey

Reference indicators and scope

5 BAS research stations in Antarctica/sub-Antarctic

1 flagship polar vessel

∞ international science network

EDITORIAL ANALYSIS

Strengths

Rothera as an air and science hub
Sir David Attenborough
Polar engineering capability
Broad research network

MONITORING

What to watch

Rothera modernisation
SDA operations
Antarctic air connectivity
BAS contracts and jobs

CATALOGUE

Key assets and facilities

Rothera Research Station
Halley VI Research Station
Signy Research Station
RRS Sir David Attenborough

VERIFICATION

Primary sources

British Antarctic Survey RRS Sir David Attenborough

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