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Post office team picked for Antarctic Port Lockroy base Post office team picked for Antarctic Port Lockroy base
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Five people have beaten off competition from more than 200 people to run the UK's most remote post office in Antarctica.Five people have beaten off competition from more than 200 people to run the UK's most remote post office in Antarctica.
The team will man the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust's post office at Port Lockroy for four months.The team will man the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust's post office at Port Lockroy for four months.
The first permanent British base to be established on the Antarctic Peninsula, it has been run as a museum and post office for tourists since 2006.The first permanent British base to be established on the Antarctic Peninsula, it has been run as a museum and post office for tourists since 2006.
The new postmasters start work in November and return to the UK in March.The new postmasters start work in November and return to the UK in March.
Each year, the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, which is based in Cambridge, advertises for a new intake of seasonal postal workers.Each year, the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, which is based in Cambridge, advertises for a new intake of seasonal postal workers.
Hundreds apply despite there being no running water or mains electricity and the job involving working in sub-zero temperatures 11,000 miles away from home.Hundreds apply despite there being no running water or mains electricity and the job involving working in sub-zero temperatures 11,000 miles away from home.
As well as running the office, museum and shop, the chosen team monitors the island's resident gentoo penguin population.As well as running the office, museum and shop, the chosen team monitors the island's resident gentoo penguin population.
Several brooms are sent to the team each year to clean the penguin droppings outside the building - which the trust admits would otherwise look like "a penguin toilet".Several brooms are sent to the team each year to clean the penguin droppings outside the building - which the trust admits would otherwise look like "a penguin toilet".
Meet the postmastersMeet the postmasters
Port Lockroy, on Goudier Island, was home to explorers and whalers before becoming the first permanent British base to be established on the Antarctic Peninsula.Port Lockroy, on Goudier Island, was home to explorers and whalers before becoming the first permanent British base to be established on the Antarctic Peninsula.
Built in 1944, it was used as a science base until 1962, when it closed permanently.Built in 1944, it was used as a science base until 1962, when it closed permanently.
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Restoration began in the 1990s and since 2006 it has been managed as a post office and museum.Restoration began in the 1990s and since 2006 it has been managed as a post office and museum.
The island is deserted for most of the year but comes to life during the Antarctic summer when the trust's staff are shipped in and thousands of tourists begin arriving.The island is deserted for most of the year but comes to life during the Antarctic summer when the trust's staff are shipped in and thousands of tourists begin arriving.
More than 120 cruise ships visit the base during an average Antarctic summer season and tourists send more than 60,000 postcards home - each one franked by the postal workers.More than 120 cruise ships visit the base during an average Antarctic summer season and tourists send more than 60,000 postcards home - each one franked by the postal workers.