Works at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Station
Ever since their arrival in late November, the BELARE team has been hard at work on a number of maintenance projects around the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Station. This gallery gives…
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 debuts in Brussels until now.
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Installing the New Relay Antenna at Vesthaugen Nunatak
IPF engineers and technicians spent two days at Vesthaugen Nunatak, halfway between the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station and the new Perseus Intercontinental Airstrip, installing a new wireless relay.…
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Constructing a New Garage
The garage on the north side of the station has been in sevice for ten years already, and over that peridod of time, the ice it has been standing on…
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Landing of First Intercontinental Flight at Perseus Airstrip
On 22 November 2019, the first intercontinental DROMLAN flight to Perseus Airstrip arrived from Cape Town around 18:00 UTC. This was a historic moment! Located just 60 km north of the Princess…
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Gallery from the start of the 2019-2020 season
The 2019-2020 season is off to a great start. Thanks to the hangar the BELARE team built last season at the Winter Park just 3 km form the station, it…
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Rebuilding the south garages on flexible foundations
Two years ago, the entrance hall to the Princess Elisabeth station was rebuilt on flexible foundations, allowing it to cope with the movements of the ice it is built upon.…
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Back in business for our 10th season
After arriving at Princess Elisabeth to start a new season, which is always a very special moment, the team began the 10th BELARE season with the usual tasks: clearing the…
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Maintenance Work & Solar Panels
Some of the vehicles in use at Princess Elisabeth are getting on years - and this means more maintenance work. Also, as Princess Elisabeth Antarctica is a living, working prototype…
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A Trip to Crown Bay before Replacing the Batteries
This picture gallery give a visual account of our trip to Crown Bay to bring the remaining containers unloaded from the Mary Arctica to the station. Shortly after that, we…
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New Year’s Eve and Maintenance Operations
The Princess Elisabeth Station celebrated the new year with a nice dinner. While waiting for the ship to arrive at Crown Bay, the whole IPF team carries on with maintenance…