Interview: Understanding Antarctica’s Ice
Freshly returned from the Antarctic Winter, to the cold Belgian spring, glaciologists Frank Pattyn and Reinhard Drews from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) tells us about their work…
News from Antarctica
Interested in what's happening down at Princess Elisabeth? News from the field are posted here regularily to keep you updated about what's going on.
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As season comes to a close, the weather stays on side
As the 2012-2013 BELARE Antarctic season draws to a close, expedition leader Alain Hubert brings us up to date with the work and projects being carried out at Princess Elisabeth…
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Channeling the Inner MacGyver
Originally from the Netherlands, Erik Verhagen has now put in three solid seasons at Princess Elisaabeth Antarctica. He talks to us about daily life in Antarctica, what it means to…
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Time Flies in Non-Stop Operations Mode
How fast time is passing, now that we’ve reached the season’s halfway mark at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. The days have gone quickly because we’ve…
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Technical work on the station
In my last post, I outlined that a big part of what we do at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica is the provision of logistical support to scientists. We also have to…
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Supporting Science at the end of the world
I wanted to start the new year by updating you on what has been going on at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica during the last month. Let’s start with the…
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First Contact: The Emperor Penguin Colony
Three members of the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica team have the honour of being the first humans to have visited and photographed a newly-discovered 9,000-strong colony of emperor penguins on Antarctica…
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Happy New Year from Princess Elisabeth Antarctica!
All of the international team at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica wish you a very happy new year, and a great 2013! Bonne année and gelukkig nieuwjaar!
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Inside the Station Exhibition Opens in Brussels
While the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica team are toiling away in the frozen south, you can see if you're up to the challenge of living in Antarctica! Starting Saturday December 22nd,…
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Mass Change in Antarctica: Interview with Frank Pattyn
We caught up for a chat with Frank Pattyn, who heads up the IceCon: Constraining Ice Mass Change in Antarctica project, currently based at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. IceCon…