Sea ice creates challenges for the Princess Elisabeth team
While on their field expedition to help Denis Lombardi from the Royal Observatory of Belgium install several seismometers, Alain and six others took advantage of the trip away from the…
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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The Smell of Fresh Bread in Antarctica
Now that the IceCon and Be:Wise teams have returned from their expedition to the coast, we talked to Alain Hubert to get the latest on the…
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Field training sessions for newcomers
Everyone staying at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica is obliged upon arriving to take a safety training course to make sure they can handle the hostile environment of Antarctica.
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Station doctor: an exercise in controlled paranoia
We caught up with Jacques Richon, the Swiss doctor working at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica during the first half of the season. He gives us his take on how his mission…
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First month of the season and important steps to come
The team at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica have finally been able to make a bit of time in their busy schedule for a quick Skype call. Here is their summary of…
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Komatsu Donates Hybrid Excavator to International Polar Foundation
This week, at a ceremony in Fleurus, Belgium, Komatsu Europe International presented the International Polar Foundation with a state of the art HB215LC-1 hybrid excavator, which will go into…
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica is Open for Business!
After a long cold southern winter, International Polar Foundation team arrived last night at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica station to begin operations - and clearing …
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Field training session before the 2013-2014 antarctic season
The Annual Field Training Weekend for the Belgian Antarctic Research Expeditions took place from the 4th to the 7th of October. The participants included 14 members of the station team and…
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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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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…