Scientists and Venturi Arrive
December 9th saw the arrival of the first teams of scientists conducting resaerch this season as well as a team from Monegasque electric vehicle company Venturi, which tested for the…
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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First Month at PEA during 2021-22 Season
In this photo gallery we present a number of photos from the first month that the 2021-22 BELARE team spent at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica.
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Dog’s Head Unloading Site Knocked Away by Iceberg from Amery Ice Shelf
In May and early June 2021, iceberg D28, which calved off from the Amery Ice Shelf in September 2019, collided with the Dog's Head formation on the King Baudouin Ice…
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Preparations for Departure
The BELARE team has bene very busy preparing the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica for overwintering while they pack up for the trip home. The station's solar panels have been covered…
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First Weeks of 2020-2021 Season
The 2020-2021 BELARE season is off to a good start, despite the added logistical challenge this year of dealing with the COVID-19 situation. The team - consisting of Expedition Leader…
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Encountering Wildlife at the Coast of Antarctica
During scientific research expeditions and traverses to pick up supplies brought by cargo ship to the coast of East Antarctica, the possibility of encountering Antarctic wildlife is pretty high. Here…
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Traverses Collect Cargo Brought by Ship
During the season 2019/2020, three heavily-loaded traverses were organised to transport cargo delivered by ship to the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica (PEA) Research Station. The more than 200 km journey between…
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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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Building Solar Power Units for Scientists
BELARE engineers Guus Luppens and Johan De Muylder have been hard at work building mobile solar-powered devices to provide scientists working in the field with renewable energy to power their…
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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…