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.
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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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BELARE 2007-2008: Setting Foot at Utsteinen
This first photo galery on the BELARE 2007-2008 expedition shows progression of the buiding team in Utsteinen. You will see that the base camp has been fully set up with…
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica at Tour & Taxis
A selection of pictures taken during the memorable inauguration ceremony of Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. The four following days were open to the wider public, an opportunity for youngsters and elders…
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BELARE: Belgian Antarctic Expeditions
This picture gallery unfolds some of the key moments of the three past BELARE expeditions in Antarctica. Expeditions took place in 2004, 2005 and 2006.