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.
Last week as the BELARE team rang in 2026, the PASPARTOUT project began its field campaign for this season, the ROMA and SnowFlux projects continued setting up instruments in the vicinity…
BELARE 2025-26 gets underway as the first crew members arrive at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica and work to get the station up and running.
BELARE 2024-25 is drawing to a close. Preparations are being made to put the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica into winter mode and pack away scientific equipment.
The cargo ship has been unloaded and the logistics team led by Alain Hubert has been caught in a storm on the way back to PEA. Meanwhile, the scientists continue…
With their safety training complete, this past week the newly arrived scientists headed out into the field to begin their field work while the IPF team prepared for the arrival…
Last week most of the scientists and several of the crew headed home from the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, having accomplished their scientific objectives for this season. Only a core crew…
This past week saw a lot of movement and travel across the ice sheet, as many scientists headed out into the field to carry out their research.
As the scientists who arrived last week completed their field training and started to head out into the field, additional scientists and a film crew led by Belgian journalist and…
Last weekend the cargo ship finally arrived and the first traverse to bring the containers filled with various equipment and materials to the station took place. There was also a…
Aside from a small New Year’s celebration for those who were at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica (PEA), the scientists and crew have been working hard supporting science projects,…