Antarctic ice floe crack forces UK scientists to leave

The British Antarctic Survey's Halley VI research station modules at the old site. REUTERS/British Antarctic Survey/Handout

The British Antarctic Society is recalling scientists from its Halley VI polar research base in March after a fissure developed in the ice sheet.

The decision was taken after a huge crack appeared in the Brunt Ice Shelf, just 10 miles away from the Halley VI research station.