Crown Bay: Unloading the Ivan Papanin ship
The Russian ice class cargo ship named Ivan Papanin reached its unloading site in Crown Bay on December 21st, 2008. Crown Bay lies roughly 190 km away from Utsteinen and the Princess…
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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Coastal Reconnaissance
Alain Hubert, René Robert, Kristof Soete and René Wagemans were part of the coastal reconnaissance team which left for Breid Bay on November 28th and returned to the…
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Arrival and First Activities
This picture gallery depicts the very first activities which were undergone on site when the first team arrived at Utsteinen on November 11th. The second team has now also arrived…
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Ivan Papanin: Loading and Departure
The Ivan Papanin was loaded on November 13th. It is carrying on board the technical systems of the Princess Elisabeth station to Antarctica. The ship left Antwerp on November 14th…
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Princess Elisabeth Station On Board The Ivan Papanin
The ice-class cargo ship Ivan Papanin left the port of Antwerp on Tuesday November 6th around 2 pm. Carrying 106 containers, 4 Prinoth tractors and 2 cranes, the Russian ship and its 26 crewmen will…
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BELARE: Belgian Antarctic Expeditions
This picture gallery unfolds some of the key moments of the three past BELARE expeditions in Antarctica. Expeditions took place in 2004, 2005 and 2006.