Princess Elisabeth Antarctica

Pictures and Videos

We hope that these videos and picture galleries will give you a feeling of what it is like to live and work in Antarctica. You will also find a lot of material related to the construction of the station.

Latest Picture Galleries

A small heliport has been set up near the station, in a place that's as protected from strong winds as possible. - International Polar Foundation

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Helicopters at Work

The BGR scientists, who are investigating the geological history of the region during the formation and break-up of the Gondwana ...

Arrival of the scientists in Crown Bay aboard their fully equipped Basler plane. - International Polar Foundation

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AWI Operations and Mobile Field Camp

Scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) are in Crown Bay to do a geophysical survey using their newly equipped ...

In the middle of a Windscoop during a survey. Windscoops are saucer-like depressions in a snow slope or surface caused by wind erosion. - International Polar Foundation

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Antarctic Landscapes & Scientists at Work

BGR Scientists are doing a geological survey to find signs of the Gondwana Supercontinent's formation and break-up in the rocks ...

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Latest Videos

What You Can Learn from a Seismometer

PEA sits in an area full of opportunities to learn more about plate tectonics, the Earth's core and the region's ...

Installing VHF Antennae and Repeaters

In order to have communications between the station and teams in the field using VHF radio, repeaters and antennae have ...

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