Setting up a weatherhaven tent at a remote location on the West Antarctica Ice Sheet. This large tent is the central ‘mess’ tent for the camp, where scientists and support staff gather to eat, relax and warm up!

The British Antarctic Survey’s Dash 7 aircraft landing at Rothera Research Station, Adelaide Island, in strong winds

A rare moment of calm, crisp conditions during the Antarctic winter gave four of us the opportunity to bivouac under the stars and capture this time-lapse of the winter night sky over Rothera Point, Adelaide Island, Antarctica.
Credit: Kenrick Turner

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is an icy wilderness, flat and white in every direction. Most of Antarctica looks like this; windy, hostile and bitterly cold!

RRS James Clark Ross passes through the iconic Lemaire Channel in the Antarctic Peninsula on its way north away from Antarctica and into the Drake’s Passage, the world’s stormiest and roughest part of the ocean

Diving takes place all year round at Rothera Research Station, even when the sea is frozen! Marine science continues through Antarctica’s frozen winter months to maintain a continuous data record for the region

Science in the Antarctic can be particularly challenging, especially when the wind blows. Antarctica has the fastest Katabatic winds on the planet which can reach a staggering 200mph!

Adélie penguins relax on a floating piece of ice in the Antarctic Peninsula

The spires and peaks of the Sheldon Glacier, Adelaide Island, where it meets the ocean off the Antarctic Peninsula.

Royal Research Ship James Clark Ross smashes its way through thick pack ice in the Weddell Sea on its way to study sea ice in the region

Emperor penguins are the biggest of all the penguins and breed in large colonies on the sea ice around Antarctica

Timelapses of wintering year 2013 at the British research station Halley VI at the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica

In 2002, the Larsen B ice shelf broke away from the Antarctic Peninsula. Listen to our Newsflash style voice over to know more