Wordie House, Antarctica
The delightfully situated Wordie House, named after geologist James Wordie, on Winter Island in the Penola Strait, Antarctic Peninsula.
A base was first established by the British Graham Land Expedition in 1935 but this hut vanished in 1946, presumed to be the victim of a tsunami. It was rebuilt and was manned from 1947 to 1954, with a brief reopening for the winter of 1960 when a group of men found themselves cut off from their base. It was used as a base for exploration of the area and for meteorological observations.
The Argentine Islands are renowned for good weather, and Wordie House once sported a greenhouse in which vegetables are grown. Today it is managed by the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust; if you want to visit just drop in to nearby Vernadsky Base (formally Faraday) and ask for the key!
