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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.

October 16, 2012 in Building the station

Princess Elisabeth Antarctica: The Book

You've been following the Antarctic adventure online - now you can make it your bedtime read too! Princess Elisabeth Antarctica - And the Zero Emissions Quest is packed with…
February 9, 2010 in Building the station

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…
January 13, 2010 in Logistics, Building the station

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.
December 30, 2009 in Building the station

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.
December 23, 2009 in Building the station

Relay Antenna On Utsteinen Summit

The team installed a new relay antenna on Utsteinen Summit, requiring four climbs from each member in a single day. Since they were working in a biting cold, the installation…
July 31, 2009 in Building the station

Princess Elisabeth Station: Perspectives and Clichés

The Princess Elisabeth Station has been hibernating in Antarctica since the beginning of the polar winter. Here are a few pictures of the station that were taken during the summer…
April 17, 2009 in Building the station

Water recycling and distribution inside the station

Water distribution at the Station is managed very carefully. It is distributed and managed frugally, and it is also reused after treatment. 100% of used water is recycled at the station, 75%…
March 20, 2009 in Building the station

Interior Design of the Station

After having built the station and integrated its core systems, it was time to work on its interior design! It is one thing to build a solid base for scientific…
February 20, 2009 in Building the station

Inauguration of the Princess Elisabeth Station in Utsteinen

The Princess Elisabeth Station, the only polar station built during the International Polar Year and the first "zero emission" station ever, was officially inaugurated on Sunday 15th February 2009. The station,…
February 3, 2009 in Building the station

Solar panels

Whether it's installing the solar pannels on the outside walls of the Princess Elisabeth Station, unloading the containers, or working setting up the interior of the station, everyone at Utsteinen…