British Antarctic Survey (BAS), which delivers and enables research in the polar regions, has launched a recruitment drive, aiming to attract tradespeople for its research stations.

A BAS statement says it is specifically looking for carpenters, builders, mechanical services technicians, electrical services technicians, steel erectors and chefs willing to relocate to Antarctica, though did not say how many people it wanted.

Sharing the locale with penguins, seals and whales and icebergs, successful applicants would be in post from four to 18 months. 

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