Princess Elisabeth Antarctica

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.

March 05, 2012 - 20 Pictures

The Logistics Behind Scientific Research

Logisticians are the unsung heroes of polar science. Logistics are something every Antarctic Operator has to take care of so that scientific work can be carried out smoothly.
February 23, 2012 - 11 Pictures

Seismometer Installation and Open-Top Chambers Maintenance

Being an Antarctic Operator implies providing scientists with all the logistics they need to conduct their research and install their instruments. Here, we are helping Denis Lombardi to install his seismometer and accompanying Elie Verleyen while he is doing maintenance ...
February 13, 2012 - 16 Pictures

Climbing and Crevasse Training

When in Antarctica, you need to know how to spot crevasses and how to get out of them. We call these "crevasse training". On Sundays, some of us also go climbing in the nearby mountains.
January 25, 2012 - 14 Pictures

Helicopters at Work

The BGR scientists, who are investigating the geological history of the region during the formation and break-up of the Gondwana Supercontinent, came with two helicopters this year. We couldn't wait to publish a picture gallery with the two choppers in ...
January 25, 2012 - 11 Pictures

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 Basler plane. As Antarctic Operator, the International Polar Foundation provides them with all logistics required during their mission.
January 25, 2012 - 12 Pictures

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 of Antarctica. Follow them during a survey and see some of the fascinating Antarctic landscapes they encountered.
January 25, 2012 - 16 Pictures

A Trip to Crown Bay before Replacing the Batteries

This picture gallery give a visual account of our trip to Crown Bay to bring the remaining containers unloaded from the Mary Arctica to the station. Shortly after that, we replaced the 192 batteries in the station with new and more ...
January 12, 2012 - 28 Pictures

Unloading the Mary Arctica and First Traverse

The ship arrived at Crown Bay on the coast with a lot of equipment destined for the Princess Elisabeth station. Four tractors with sledges came to the rendez-vous point at Crown Bay to unload the Mary Arctica as swiftly as ...
January 12, 2012 - 12 Pictures

Helicopters in Antarctica

Our German scientists are using helicopters to do a geological air survey within the framewok of the BGR research project. The helicopters were transported on the Mary Arctica. Having helicopters at the station was a first and we couldn't resist ...
January 03, 2012 - 14 Pictures

In the Field with German Geologists

While waiting for the ship and their material, the German BGR team is taking advantage of the good weather to do some land surveys and plan their future air campaign by discovering the terrain.