Long before European colonizers sighted the continent, legendary explorer Hui Te Rangiora may have seen Antarctica.

King Charles praises British Antarctic researchers in touching midwinter message The 76-year-old monarch highlighted the researchers' resilience in one of the most isolated parts of Earth ...

Discover the hidden stories behind Britain's far-flung territories, where sun-drenched beaches meet windswept wildlife ...

Buy souvenirs and British Antarctic Territory (BAT) stamps Snap a selfie with the famous Port Lockroy franking stamp The famous Port Lockroy stamp (Image: UKAHT/George Clarke) ...

Fascinated by this remote outpost in the British Antarctic Territory? Click here to learn about the longest straight road trip in the world, another record-breaking journey for adventurous travellers.

Heard and McDonald Islands: 10% The Heard and McDonald Islands in the remote Antarctic together form an uninhabited Australian territory.

The primary holdout? A section of the British Antarctic Territory, including the Pitcairn Islands that experiences perpetual sunlight six months out of the year.

News World news Antarctica World's largest iceberg runs aground – narrowly avoiding smashing into British territory Megaberg A23A has crash landed near the British overseas territory of South ...

British Antarctic Territory £2 coin dedicated to the Venus Glider glacier Pobjoy Mint has announced the sixth and final release in the 2023 £2 coin series, Venus, issued on behalf of the British ...

Vegetation cover across the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than tenfold over the last four decades, new research shows.

Known as the largest British Overseas Territory, this vast patch of the Antarctic was first claimed as a British territory in 1908. Stretching for some 666,000 square miles (1.7m sq km) from the South ...