Scientists on the Move
January 2024 saw the passage of the CHINARE research plane the Snow Dragon at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica and several resarch projecs head out into the field towards the coast.
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.
January 2024 saw the passage of the CHINARE research plane the Snow Dragon at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica and several resarch projecs head out into the field towards the coast.
Lots of work faced the BELARE team as 2024 arrived. At the station, carpenters finished a protective cover between the roof of the annexes and the granite ridge upon which the…
On December 20th, 2023, additional scientsits from the PASPARTOUT, ExPoSoils and SAT ANT project arrived at the Princess Elsiabeth Antarctica. Since their arrival, they have been undergoing safety training before heading…
Following some very nice and unusually warm weather in November, the Princess Elsiabeth Antarctica was subject to several days of very stormy weather. The BELARE team had to spend a…
Works at the Princess Elsiabeth Antarctica, especially the installation of the new water treatment system, continued as planned. The wall of the station's annex was reapaired, while the Prinoth…
The first BELARE team arrived at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica for the 2023-24 season on the evening of November 11th. Initial drone footage that Benoit took on the day…
Each season when the first team arrives at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica one of hte first things they need to do is clear away the snow, start up the station'…