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Podcast: Engineering Matters
Episode: #306 Revisited: Building Rothera Wharf
Description: This week, we are returning to Rothera, in the Antarctic, where, in 2021 the British Antarctic Survey had just completed work on a project it has called ‘the world’s most extreme construction site’. Pour yourself a warming drink, and enjoy the episode. We’ll be back with a new episode next week.
Since the end of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, humanity has focused its activities in the southern continent on science and research. To do this effectively, logistics are critical.
To prepare for the arrival of its new ship, the RRS Sir David Attenbor...