Removing the Old Solar Panels
The solar thermal panels that have heated water at Princess Elisabeth Station since 2009 are carefully removed, making way for the new units shipped for this season.
Videos
Through these small videos, we hope to give you a taste of what it is like to work and live at the Princess Elisabeth Station. We tried to cover a broad range of topics and uploaded parts of our archives to do so. We hope you'll like it.
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Tractor Engine Removal
Removing a broken engine from a Prinoth tractor as part of ongoing mechanical maintenance and equipment reliability checks.
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Skidoo Lifted for Workshop Repairs
The skidoo is carefully lifted using a small hoisting system to the workshop for maintenance, ensuring it can be safely used again in the field.
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Regular Check-ups on the Automatic Weather Stations
A glimpse of the extreme environment where our climate data is collected. High winds and freezing temperatures show why regular on-site checks are crucial for station reliability.
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Opening of the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Station
With all the snow from last winter cleared, the BELARE 2025–26 season is off to a strong start!
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Unloading the plane
The first five crewmembers arrived and successfully unloaded all their supplies!
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On the way to Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Station!
Enjoying the Antarctic landscape on the flight to the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Station!
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FROID - Antarctic Research Project - BELARE 2024-2025 season
The BELSPO funded FROID research project with support from the International Polar Foundation and its staff spent 5+ weeks by the Nils Larsen blue ice field in Queen Maud Land, East…
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Research in Antarctica - ULTIMO - Meteorite Hunters
The BELSPO-funded ULTIMO project with support from the International Polar Foundation and their team spent over a month in close proximity to the Belgica mountain range in East Antarctica searching…
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Climbing Antenna at PEA for EPFL-CRYOS project
In January 2025 part of the IPF team climbed the antenna at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica to install instruments for the EPFL-CRYOS project.