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Celebrating Mid-Winter's Day in British Antarctic Territory 2015

Flag of the British Antarctic Territory to fly over the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 23 June to mark mid point of Antarctic winter

British Antarctic Territory flag to fly above Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 23 June

British Antarctic Territory flag to fly above Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 23 June

21st June will be Mid-Winter’s Day in the British Antarctic Terrritory. To mark the occasion, Commissioner Dr Peter Hayes has written to UK Station Leaders and staff to thank them for their ongoing hard work within the Territory. You can view a copy of the message below.

Mid Winter's Day Message from Commissioner Peter Hayes (MS Word Document, 138 KB)

Published 19 June 2015