Deception Island is an island in the South Shetland Islands archipelago, with one of the safest harbours in Antarctica. This island is the caldera of an active volcano, which seriously damaged local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The island previously held a whaling station; it is now a tourist destination and scientific outpost, administered…

Port Lockroy is an Antarctic historic site. It was the base of Operation Tabarin, established in 1944. Scientific work performed there included the first measurements of the ionosphere from Antarctica. The site has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 61).