BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY

Port Lockroy- Port Lockroy is a natural harbour with two ship visits per day during
summer, making it Antarctica’s single most visited site. This place is Antarctica’s most-
visited tourist spot. The main currency used at the post office and gift shop is the US Dollar,
although Pounds and Euros are accepted as well. Visitors can send letters and postcards
through the red-letter box at Bransfield House, but it may take weeks for them to arrive at
their destinations.

Damoy Hut- The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust works to preserve, enhance and promote
British heritage to engage, inform and inspire a global audience. It cares for and conserves
historic buildings and artefacts in Antarctica. This is not open to visitors and is still in use as
an emergency refuge should the need ever arise. Apart from these historic buildings, visitors
will see a small colony of Gentoo penguins who breed here, as well as plenty of seals and sea
birds.

Antarctic Peninsula- The Protocol for the Protection of the Antarctic Environment,
enacted as the Antarctic Act 1994, provides a licensing regime for all activities in the
Territory by British nationals. This legislation covers also environmental monitoring and
impact assessment, waste management, oil spills and protected areas and species.