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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.

December 30, 2008 in Building the station

Work Outside the Station

This gallery gives us a window into the building going on outside the station: Laying the foundations for the garage annex before it is constructed anddrilling to construct the foundations…
December 29, 2008 in Building the station

What’s Happening Inside the Station?

This gallery shows the work done during the month of December, from sanding the wooden beams to applying epoxy with Jacques, François, Ilyr and the only doctor in…
November 26, 2008 in Logistics, Building the station

Arrival and First Activities

This picture gallery depicts the very first activities which were undergone on site when the first team arrived at Utsteinen on November 11th. The second team has now also arrived…
August 12, 2008 in Building the station

First Technical Sub-units in Linkebeek

A visit to the testing laboratories of Laborelec in Linkebeek allowed the IPF team to bring back an exciting first picture gallery of the station's core mock-up and technical units…
March 5, 2008 in Building the station

The finished building

Discover the Princess Elisabeth Staion's building standing proudly on the Utsteinen ridge.
February 19, 2008 in Building the station

Last module goes in

This picture gallery details the last module being added to the station. The station is now closed but there is still work to do before the team leaves Antarctica.
January 29, 2008 in Building the station

Superstructure and First Modules

This picture gallery shows how the station has been taking form since the beginning of January. When the wooden superstructure was finished, the first modules were placed against the exterior…
January 17, 2008 in Building the station

Up on its Feet

The Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Station has now successfully been anchored into the granite rock. The building team has raised the station upon its steel feet and is currently working on…
January 4, 2008 in Daily Life, Building the station

From Crown Bay Back to Utsteinen

This picture gallery will bring you to Crown Bay to discover the Ivan Papanin when it dropped anchor on the sea ice, then back to Utsteinen to discover more base…
December 24, 2007 in Building the station

Preparing Utsteinen Site

Before the Prinoth tractors start hauling back the 120 containers filled with the Station's elements, certain work had to be completed on site. This picture gallery paints the picture of the…