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Based in Cambridge, the 'British Antarctic Survey (BAS)' is the United Kingdom's national Antarctic operator and has an active role in Antarctic affairs. BAS is part of the Natural Environment Research Council and has over 450 staff. It operates five research stations, two Royal Research Ships and five aircraft in and around Antarctica. BAS addresses key global and regional issues. This involves joint research projects with over 40 UK universities and more than 120 national and international collaborations.

The Antarctic explorer Sir Vivian Fuchs was Director of BAS from 1958 to 1973.

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See also

★ Operation Tabarin

★ British Antarctic Territory

External links

★ BAS homepage

★ Discovering Antarctica - teaching and learning resources on Antarctica

★ BAS science programmes

★ BAS research stations

★ BAS Online Palaeontology Collection