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Arctic and Antarctic research stations and facilities
To carry out our work, British Antarctic Survey operates three research stations in the Antarctic and two on subantarctic South Georgia, and one in the Arctic. Research platforms include also the ice-strengthened RRS Sir David Attenborough and a fleet of specially adapted aircraft and various off-the-shelf and specialised vehicles.
Arctic and Antarctic research stations and facilities
British Antarctic Survey operates ice-strengthened Royal Research Ships to support Britain's Antarctic and Arctic research and operations,
Airborne capability to support deep-field science campaigns
Learn how we support science on the ice with an extraordinary range of vehicles
Making it all happen