Port Lockroy

- 64.816666666667 - 63.483333333333Koordinaten: 64 ° 49 '0 "S, 63 ° 29 ' 0 " W

Port Lockroy is a natural harbor in the British Antarctic Territory. It lies on the west coast of Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago west of the Antarctic Peninsula ( Graham Land English ).

After its discovery by the French Antarctic Expedition (1903-1905), it was used for whaling and British military operations in World War II, about the operation Tabarin, and operated until 1962 on the Goudier Island, a British research station (Station A).

1996 Port Lockroy was renovated and now serves as a museum and run by the United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust post office. In the Antarctic Treaty, the port is recognized as Historic site HSM -61. She is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Antarctic. Revenue from the small souvenir shop fund the preservation of the site and other historical places and monuments in Antarctica.

Port Lockroy is named after Édouard Lockroy (1840-1913), a French politician and Vice- President of the Chamber of Deputies, the Jean -Baptiste Charcot helped to win the support of the French government for his expedition.

On the Goudier Island are the effects of tourism, which is limited per day to a maximum of three cruise ships with a maximum of 500 passengers each, tested on penguins. Part of the island is open to the tourists who are allowed to run only on specified paths and in limited areas. The greater part remains locked to protect the penguins. Until now, the results show that tourism has a more positive effect on the penguins, possibly by the fact that the presence of people skuas driven, capture Antarctic birds that penguin chicks and eggs.