Polar Research in Full Swing
The international polar research projects being carried out at or in the vicinity of the Princess Elisabeth Station in Antarctica range from geology to microbiology. All of these projects contribute…
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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Personnel Change at the Princess Elisabeth Station
After a successful first half of the season, some team members who have been in Antarctica since November are staying on; but the station welcomed a number of newcomers.
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Meteorite Expedition on the Plateau
Once the reconnaissance work was completed, the team took Steven Goderis (Free University of Brussels) and Vinciane Debaille (Université Libre de Bruxelles) to their base camp in the field.…
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Offloading the Mary Arctica at Crown Bay
After battling her way through thick sea ice for several days, the Mary Arctica finally arrived in Crown Bay on December 19th. Ready to offload the ship at the coast,…
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The Traverse Team doing Recon at the coast
After helping the various teams involved in the BELISSIMA project set up their base camps at the coast, Alain Hubert, Sanne Bosteels, and René Robert set out on a…
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The BELISSIMA Project is at the Coast
After the primary tests performed on the drill and radar at the Princess Elisabeth Station, the team was adequately prepared for its first expedition into the field for the 2010-2011…
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The BELISSIMA Team on Field Training
Following their arrival at Utsteinen and the testing of their new drill and radar, the members of the BELISSIMA team embarked on a field training to prepare for the dangers…
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First Drill Tests for the BELISSIMA Team
Upon their arrival at the Princess Elisabeth Station at Utsteinen, the members of the BELISSIMA team, headed by Frank Pattyn (ULB) and Jean-Louis Tison (ULB), successfully tested their new drilling…
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BELARE 2010-2011: Meet the Team
From the Expedition Leader to the cook, here are the members of this 2010-2011 BELARE-expedition.
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Clearing up
During the winter, snow accumulates at the foot of the Usteinen Nunatak, covering the entrances to the technical areas, which protects them from the harsh conditions prevailing during this time…