Customised Toyota Hiluxes in Antarctica
The Mary Arctica brought two customised Toyota Hiluxes to Antarctica. The 200 km trip back to the station was a good test for the vehicles. Kristof Soete, our chief mechanic and…
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 debuts in Brussels until now.
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Unloading the Mary Arctica at Breid Bay
This past weekend, the PEA team headed for the coast in a big convoy to unload 200 tons of supplies and equipment, including two customised Toyota Hiluxes!
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Rebuilding the south garages on flexible foundations
Two years ago, the entrance hall to the Princess Elisabeth station was rebuilt on flexible foundations, allowing it to cope with the movements of the ice it is built upon.…
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Welcoming German Officials
Alain Hubert and the station team welcomed a number of German VIPs, including two ministers, a member of the Bundestag, and senior Alfred Wegener Institute staff members. The German delegation…
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Building a new geomagnetic observatory
One of the projects for this season is to build a new geomagnetic observatory for the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium. The team had to build it without using any…
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Killer Whales playing in Crown Bay
While at the coast, Alain Hubert and field guide Raphy headed to Crown Bay on a reconnaissance mission to find a good ship unloading site. They happened upon a group…
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Third visit to a thriving penguin colony
For the third year in a row, Alain Hubert visited a penguin colony on Antarctica’s Princess Ragnhild Coast. The number of chicks is greater than ever, which indicates…
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Loading the Mary Arctica at Zeebrugge
We documented the loading of the Mary Arctica, the ship that is transporting cargo to Antarctica for BELARE 10. It took 10 hours to load 45 containers of equipment and supplies (including…
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Daily balloon launches
Every day at noon, scientists from the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium launch a meteorological balloon close to the Princess Elisabeth station. Lightweight instruments that measure temperature, pressure and humidity…
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The final rush before departing for the coast
A big convoy will be leaving the station on wednesday the 26th of November. The whole ICECON team are going to the coast, along with InBev-Baillet Latour Fellowship laureate Jan…