Welcome to the home page of the Antarctic Heritage Trust (New Zealand) - the non profit acknowledged internationally as the organisation responsible for the care of the expedition bases associated with the first explorers of the Ross Sea region of Antarctica.
Our Misson:
To conserve the expedition bases associated with Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Sir Ernest Shackleton and Carsten Borchgrevink;
Educating and inspiring future generations to go out and explore and discover.
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Catch our conservation team working out at Sir Ernest Shackleton's base at Cape Royds or check out their accommodation while in the field (filmed by Mary Lynn Price). Broken Pixel has produced a great music video about the race for the Pole. |
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Antarctic Blog. Hosted by the Natural History Museum, London. |
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Conservation Update. Read the latest update on our work to save the base associated with Captain Scott's race for the South Pole. |
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Michael Palin joins Sir David Attenborough in the campaign to save Captain Scott's base. Link through to the latest article in London's Sunday Times. |
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Matched Funding Offer. The British February Foundation has put a matched funding challenge offer on the table to assist our work to save Captain Scott's base. Every dollar raised will be matched 1:1. Find out how you can help. |
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Working Together. Our Project Architect Pip Cheshire has linked up with architectural draftsman Jared Seymour who will be producing a 3D computer model of Captain Scott's base at Cape Evans. This initiative is part of the Yes Ability Achievement Centre's aim to mentor young people with disabilities. Watch the video. |
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Preserving Polar History. Read an article about Jana who spent the summer on Ice (from Yes Mag - a science magazine aimed at inspiring young people). |
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The Royal Geographical Society together with the Scott Polar Research Institute have some of the best online historic photo collections we've seen. |
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Centenary. A hundred years ago the South Magnetic Pole was reached for the first time. Read the history of this epic journey and learn fascinating facts about magnetism. |
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Visit the Expedition Bases Virtually. Want to find out how the expedition bases look today? Take a first generation virtual tour of the four bases under our care. |
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Read our latest newsletter or Annual Report produced by Coats Design. |