5-546: The United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust ( UKAHT ) is a British charity, registered in 1993 and re-registered in 2015. The UKAHT is a member of the Antarctic Heritage Trust coalition. The UKAHT's Patron is Princess Anne, The Princess Royal . The organization's stated goals are as follows: Port Lockroy (Historic Site No. 61 under the Antarctic Treaty ) is operated as a museum and post office (on behalf of
10-651: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office ) by UK Antarctic Heritage Trust during the austral summer. Proceeds from the gift shop fund the repair and conservation of this site and others on the Antarctic Peninsula. In 2004, the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust began a comprehensive restoration project in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica, focussing on huts belonging to explorers of the region. Although
15-601: The New Zealand branch of the Trust has operational responsibility for the project, the UK Trust is a supporter of the efforts which include the preservation of huts belonging to Sir Ernest Shackleton and Robert Falcon Scott (both British explorers). Antarctic Heritage Trust Currently the Antarctic Heritage Trust consists of two partners, the Antarctic Heritage Trust (New Zealand) which
20-1255: The historical heritage of human endeavour in Antarctica Provide means by which interested people and organisations may contribute to the achievement of the coalitions objectives Be guided by appropriate heritage management standards Conform to the principles, purposes and spirit of the Antarctic Treaty, in particular, annex V, Area Protection and Management, of the protocol on Environmental Protection of Antarctica (The Madrid Protocol); and to Cooperate with coalition partners, and others with Antarctic interests, to achieve these objectives. See also [ edit ] Antarctic Heritage Trust (New Zealand) UK Antarctic Heritage Trust References [ edit ] ^ "About Antarctic Heritage Trust" . Antarctic Heritage Trust . Retrieved 2024-08-21 . External links [ edit ] Official website Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antarctic_Heritage_Trust&oldid=1241540545 " Categories : Science and technology in Antarctica New Zealand and
25-669: Was formed in 1987 and the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust , founded in 1993. The Trust is a coalition established to promote the following stated goals: Promote awareness of the human history of Antarctica and its relevance to the modern world: and to that end Identify, restore, preserve and record historic sites in Antarctica, the structures on them and the artifacts, which they contain Restore, preserve and protect, where appropriate, other elements, including archival records, of
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