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…
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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Antarctic Landscapes & Scientists at Work
BGR Scientists are doing a geological survey to find signs of the Gondwana Supercontinent's formation and break-up in the rocks of Antarctica. Follow them during a survey and see some…
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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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In the Field with German Geologists
While waiting for the ship and their material, the German BGR team is taking advantage of the good weather to do some land surveys and plan their future air campaign…
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Encounters at the Coast
Seals and penguins are the iconic animals of Antarctica. When you're spending a few days at the coast for a scientific expedition, you are sure to meet some of them…
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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…
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NIPR Geologists Reach Base Camp
With high spirits despite the hard work, the team has guided the geologists from the National Institute of Polar Research to their base camp at Austkampane, where they will stay…
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Polar Research in Full Swing
The international polar research projects being carried out at or in the vicinity of the Princess Elisabeth Station in Antarctica range from geology to microbiology. All of these projects contribute…
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Meteorite Expedition on the Plateau
Once the reconnaissance work was completed, the team took Steven Goderis (Free University of Brussels) and Vinciane Debaille (Université Libre de Bruxelles) to their base camp in the field.…
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The BELISSIMA Project is at the Coast
After the primary tests performed on the drill and radar at the Princess Elisabeth Station, the team was adequately prepared for its first expedition into the field for the 2010-2011…