Taking pictures and filming on the ice

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.

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…
November 21, 2007 in Building the station

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…
September 17, 2007 in Building the station

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…
June 11, 2007 in Logistics, Building the station

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.