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…
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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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…
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Glaciology at the station: LGGE09
Among the international science collaborations at the Princess Elisabeth Station, we find the one with the Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement (LGGE) in the field of …
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JARE 51 Meteorite Hunting Mission
The JARE 51 Mission to collect meteorites in the Eastern Sør Rondane Mountains was a success. The team, which spent the better part of four weeks in the field,…
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Construction of Fuel and Satellite Platform
During the 2009-2010 Antarctic summer season, completing the final tests of all the active systems in the Princess Elisabeth Station was not the only feat of the BELARE team. Besides…
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Scientists at Work
Just like Antarctica, the Princess Elisabeth Station is dedicated to science. This year, the station welcomes Irina Gorodetskaya (KULeuven), Steve Roberts (British Antarctic Survey) & Elie Verleyen (UGent) for DELAQUA,…
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The BELARE-JARE Expedition in the Eastern Sor Rondanes
After the successful offloading of the Shirase and the Mary Arctica at Crown Bay, the BELARE-JARE expedition headed towards the Eastern Sør Rondanes.
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The Mary Arctica and the Shirase at Crown Bay
On December 25th, 2009, the Shirase and the Mary Arctica arrived at Crown Bay. With a highly motivated team, the offloading was finished in less than 24 hours.
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New Team Members Settling in at Base Camp
On the morning of December 17th, a team members arrived at Utsteinen. After the airplane was unloaded, everybody settled into their tents and the base camp came back to life.