The newly resurfaced runway at Rothera Research Station BAS. The British Antarctic Survey has been modernizing Antarctic infrastructure for future generations of polar scientists.

Current local time in Rothera (Antarctica/Rothera timezone). Get information about the Antarctica/Rothera time zone. Local time and date, DST adjusted (where ever daylight saving time is applicable) ...

Rothera airstrip, on Antarctica's Adelaide Island, is a dash of grey amid the seemingly endless expanse of snow and ice. It serves the largest British Antarctic facility, Rothera Research Station ...

Each year, on 21 June, personnel at BAS stations – Rothera, Bird Island, and South Georgia – join colleagues at other ...

Explore the most extreme construction sites worldwide, including: - The Rothera Research Station in Antarctica - The Etihad Railway Megaproject in the desert - Norway’s New Coastal Highway - Tibet’s H ...

According to BAS, the new building will cut carbon emissions for the entire base by 25%. Construction will resume in November of this year and Discovery is scheduled to be completed in 2025.