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Danco Island

This remote outpost, which had been a British Antarctica Survey research station, is now an emergency shelter. It was shut down in the late 1950's and we found the interior of the hut much the way it looked when it was abandoned.
Danco Island & former BAS research station
Danco Island & former BAS research station		 Front steps to BAS hut
Front steps to BAS hut		 Aug 30, 1958 The Telegram, a Canadian newspaper
Aug 30, 1958 The Telegram, a Canadian newspaper		 Marmite box
Marmite box
Bed & personal effects of previous inhabitant
Bed & personal effects of previous inhabitant		 Heating system
Heating system		 Origami crane
Origami crane		 Danco Island television
Danco Island "television"
Cereal box containing some very old shredded wheat
Cereal box containing some very old shredded wheat		 Sign near the BAS hut front door
Sign near the BAS hut front door		 Danco Island stores
Danco Island stores		 Tobacco can, English of course
Tobacco can, English of course
Martin (naturalist) and Monika (expedition leader) signing Danco Island guest book
Martin (naturalist) and Monika (expedition leader) signing Danco Island guest book

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