print email comment close British Antarctic Survey (BAS) URL: http://www.antarctica.ac.uk Description: This group "is a component of the Natural Environment Research Council. Based in Cambridge UK, it has, for almost 60 years, undertaken the majority of Britain's scientific research on and around the Antarctic continent." The site features an overview of the region, images, information about living and working in the region, and details about research projects on topics such as climate change and the diminishing ice sheet. Searchable. Publisher: Natural Environment Research; Council British Antarctic Survey Extra Keywords icebergs glacier Library of Congress Subject Headings: Antarctica Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- British Antarctica -- Environmental conditions LII Database Information: Record 9850 created by Maria Brandt on 09/27/2004 Last modification on 06/18/2007 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 09/14/2006 Published: 09/27/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/9850