The Logistics Behind Scientific Research
Logisticians are the unsung heroes of polar science. Logistics are something every Antarctic Operator has to take care of so that scientific work can be carried out smoothly.
Princess Elisabeth 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 debuts in Brussels until now.
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Helicopters at Work
The BGR scientists, who are investigating the geological history of the region during the formation and break-up of the Gondwana Supercontinent, came with two helicopters this year. We couldn't wait to publish a picture gallery with the two choppers in ...
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AWI Operations and Mobile Field Camp
Scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) are in Crown Bay to do a geophysical survey using their newly equipped Basler plane. As Antarctic Operator, the International Polar Foundation provides them with all logistics required during their mission.
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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 replaced the 192 batteries in the station with new and more ...
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Unloading the Mary Arctica and First Traverse
The ship arrived at Crown Bay on the coast with a lot of equipment destined for the Princess Elisabeth station. Four tractors with sledges came to the rendez-vous point at Crown Bay to unload the Mary Arctica as swiftly as ...
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Helicopters in Antarctica
Our German scientists are using helicopters to do a geological air survey within the framewok of the BGR research project. The helicopters were transported on the Mary Arctica. Having helicopters at the station was a first and we couldn't resist ...
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Team Change at PEA
Better weather returned to Utsteinen, allowing the Basler DC-3 to land, bringing new team members to the station. Among the new faces are scientists and a few IPF staff members. Not long after their arrival, the newcomers were briefed and ...
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Weather Sets the Pace
Activities carry on at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica in difficult weather conditions. The team now prepares to offload the Mary Arctica at Crown Bay and to welcome the team of German scientists arriving whenever weather permits.
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Glaciology Campaign at the Coast
Follow Dr. Katherine Leonard and the team on their two weeks' campaign at the coast to take ocean depth measurements. Between December 2nd and 8th, the team led by Alain Hubert took 10 measurements over a distance of more than 150km ...
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Loading the Mary Arctica in Zeebrugge
On November 19th, the Mary Arctica left Zeebrugge for Antarctica with a stop in Cape Town. The ship was loaded by specialists from the Belgian Army with all the heavy material for the BELARE 2011-2012. the Mary Arctica is expected ...