Keeping Busy at PEA
While waiting for the boat to arrive with the componetns of the new water treatment system and supplies, the BELARE has been keeping busy with various tasks, from making upgrades…
Picture Galleries
Every season, we publish pictures from Antarctica and we now have quite an archive available. You can follow the life of the Princess Elisabeth Station from its origins in Brussels until the present.
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Visit of VIPS to PEA
During the second week of January 2023, a number of VIPs visited the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica and learned about its zero-emission design!
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The latest BELARE meteorite expedition, under the acronym BAMM (Belgian Antarctic Meteorites and Micrometeorites), speant several weeks hunting for meteorites in December 2022 and January 2023. The team consisted of four resaerchers:…
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Reconnaissance at the Coast
In late December 2022 and early January 2023, a team led by Expedition Leader Alain Hubert went to the coast of Queen Maud Land to find an ideal location for the supply…
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Storm at PEA!
In December 2022, a summer storm hit the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. Despite the 100 km/h winds and reduced visibility, the PEA crew didn't stop working!
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IPF Team Assists Scientists
Whether deployed in the field with scientists or doing work for scientsits who aren't scheduled to go to the Princess Elsiabeth Antartica during a given season, engineers from the…
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Scientists and Second Team Arrive
On Saturday, December 17th, a second team, including scientists form the BAMM, HYPERNETS and PEACE projects arrived at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. After going through the requisite safety training, the…
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Too Much Snow!
One of the frist tasks the team undertakes when it arrives at the Pricness Elisabeth Antarctica at the start of each season is removing snow from the station. During the…
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Heading to PEA!
The first team of the 2022-23 season arrived at PEA at the end of November 2022. While many veterans are used to the journey between Cape Town and the Princess…
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Polar Night Ends as Sunrise arrives at PEA
On July 29th, the Princess Elisabeth Antarctic saw its first sunrise in more than tow months.