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Physical exertion in the Antarctic: the post office, gift shop and museum were covered in snow several meters thick
Photo: Lphot Unaisi Luke / dpa
With various buildings buried under several meters of snow, the British Navy had to come to the rescue of the staff at one of the world's most remote post offices in Antarctica.
Britain operates an outpost on Goudier Island off the Antarctic coast, which is a popular destination for Antarctic tourists.
Around 80,000 postcards are sent from there every year.
There is also a gift shop and a small museum.
The employees also observe a colony of Gentoo penguins.
Snow makes you stop smelling penguin droppings
As recently as October, the operating organization selected four women from 6,000 applications to spend the arctic summer on Goudier Island.
But already at the beginning of their stay, the four had to ask for help.
According to the report, the roof of the building, which houses the post office, gift shop and museum, was damaged by the load of a three to four meter snow cover.
He was shocked by the mass of snow and how far the buildings had disappeared underneath, a naval officer on the supply ship HMS Protector said of the operation, according to the PA news agency.
At least the snow made sure that you couldn't smell the stench of the penguin droppings anymore.
The former British military base on the Antarctic island of Goudier Island has been a museum since 2006 and is also one of the most remote post offices in the world.
It is the first arctic summer since the outbreak of the pandemic that Port Lockroy is reopening its doors.
According to a BBC report, around 18,000 visitors came to the remote location every year.
Among the four chosen by the British operating organization is newlywed Natalie Corbett, who normally runs a pet supplies shop in Hampshire, the Guardian reports.
She described her stay on the island as a "solo honeymoon," according to the report.
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