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During the 32nd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) and 50th anniversary celebration in Baltimore, Maryland (USA), the Belgian minister in charge of Economy and Administrative Simplification, Mr. Vincent Van Quickenborne,…
The International Polar Foundation is publishing a series of 4 interviews with some of the guests having attended the Princess Elisabeth Station's inauguration in Antarctica mid-February. How was it to see…
We have been "inside" for a week now, and as the long Antarctic night begins to close in around the Princess Elisabeth station, Rene is in ecstasy. He marvels at…
The Neumayer weather forecaster had been sending us meteorological forecast maps which showed a perfectly circular cyclone with tightly drawn isobars indicating high wind speeds about to make landfall in…
Sleepless in the Sor Rondanes, we have been for several nights now. Some of us more than others, but all of us are running on large doses of adrenalin.
The inauguration of the Princess Elisabeth Station was a success and a dream come true. Alain Hubert, in the opening ceremony preceding the official inauguration, reminded everyone that the International…
The Princess Elisabeth Station in Antarctica will officially be inaugurated on 15 February 2009 in the presence of an international delegation of journalists and political representatives. The project, initiated by International Polar…
The Princess Elisabeth Station will officially be inaugurated at Utsteinen in Antarctica on 15th February 2009 after two years of work. Several VIPs and representatives of the International Polar Foundation will…
The last days have gone by in a blur of activity. The work days seem to be getting longer as the days get shorter. The pale opalescent light of the…
The last two days have been so full of activities that it is difficult to keep up. Sunday turned into an unexpectedly beautiful day. The whole camp is a-buzz with…