Arriving at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica for 2012-2013 Season
After a delayed departure caused by bad weather, the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica team finally has landed at Utsteinen. As usual, the first tasks are to make sure all systems are…
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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BELARE Training, Chamonix, September 2012
Every year before the Antarctic season the whole Princess Elisabeth team participates in a training session, revewing safety procedures and making sure everybody is in good shape. This year, the…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…