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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The first glimpses of Antarctica from the Ilyushin the BELARE team takes from Cape Town to Novo Station at the coast of East Antarctica.
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The Basler feeder flight from Novo Station to PEA coming in for a landing at PEA's airstrip.
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Unloading equipment from the Basler used to connect to the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica from Novo Station.
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Taking skidoos from the air strip 2 km from PEA to get the station.
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During the winter a lot of snow accumulates around the station.
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The team needs to spend a few days clearing snow away from the station at the start of each season.
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After a few days, the space in front of the station is fully cleared and levelled, making it a useful place to park.
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Look how clean and smooth that surface is!
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The surface in front of the station is so smooth that we can play football on Sunday, our day off.
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Everyone settles into a routine working at at PEA.
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The snow-clearing process is coming along nicely.
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What a beautiful view from the nunatak close to the station!
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On December 4th, we were treated to a partial solar eclipse!
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