Personnel Change at the Princess Elisabeth Station
After a successful first half of the season, some team members who have been in Antarctica since November are staying on; but the station welcomed a number of newcomers.
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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The Traverse Team doing Recon at the coast
After helping the various teams involved in the BELISSIMA project set up their base camps at the coast, Alain Hubert, Sanne Bosteels, and René Robert set out on a…
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The BELISSIMA Team on Field Training
Following their arrival at Utsteinen and the testing of their new drill and radar, the members of the BELISSIMA team embarked on a field training to prepare for the dangers…
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BELARE 2010-2011: Meet the Team
From the Expedition Leader to the cook, here are the members of this 2010-2011 BELARE-expedition.
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Clearing up
During the winter, snow accumulates at the foot of the Usteinen Nunatak, covering the entrances to the technical areas, which protects them from the harsh conditions prevailing during this time…
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First Traverse to the Coast
A first team has driven to the coast with members of JARE 51 to do some reconnaisance and prepare the offloading area at Crown Bay.
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A Sunday out
It has been a tough week, and the team, althoug a little tired, took out the ski-doos to go explore the "dry valleys". After this very unique experience, all of…
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Works in Progress
After the snow had piled up everywhere and wrapped the station in a white blanket, the sun finally came back. The drilling for the anchoring of the satellite antenna can…
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The new base camp is ready!
At the time when snow petrels are returning to their nesting sites at Utsteinen, the team faces its first bad weather of the season. The new base camp is ready,…
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Presentation of this year’s team
In this second picture gallery, we are glad to show you the people who make up the first team at Utsteinen.