Port Lockroy is a British base established in 1944 and almost continually occupied until 1962.

Research carried out by the 4 to 9 people who occupied the station was topographical surveys,
geological, meteorological and botanical projects.

From 1950 the station played an important role in ionospheric research and was a key monitoring site
in the International Geophysical Year of 1957.

It is now staffed in summer selling souvenirs and stamps to the tourists. Money raised helps to restore historic Antarctic bases.
Our postcards posted here had to be taken by a supply boat to the Falkland Islands, then by plane to Santiago and on to Britain where they were sent on. They reached Australia about 4 weeks after we posted them.