Four women have been selected to run the post office in Antarctica and count penguins
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Four women have been selected for an unusual job in Antarctica – running the world's most southerly post office and gift shop — and counting penguins.
Port Lockroy, the post office which also serves as a museum, has been closed since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In preparation of re-opening Port Lockroy, the U.K. Antarctic Heritage Trust posted four job positions: a base leader, postmaster, shop manager and wildlife monitor, the trust said in a press release.
They received 4,000 applications, but four women were chosen to travel 9,000 miles to do the job: Clare Ballantyne, Mairi Hilton, Natalie Corbett and Lucy Bruzzone. Vicky Inglis, who had previously worked there, will return for 10 weeks as the team's leader to help get them settled.
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