A successful season for the GEOMAG project
With Earth’s magnetic poles in the Polar Regions, Antarctica is an interesting place to study the planet’s magnetic field. Stephan Bracke from the Belgian Royal Meteorological…
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 is going on during the various seasons.
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Last day at station for BELARE 10 team
Today the BELARE 10 team closes the station for the winter and starts the journey back to Belgium. Over the past week, everyone has been busy finishing up their work for…
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Ten days left before the end of the season
BELARE 10 leader Alain Hubert recounts finishing the technical facilities and garage ahead of schedule, and thanks the team who has made everything possible.
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Jan Lenaerts reflects on 2014-15 season, looks ahead to next
InBev-Baillet Latour Antarctica Fellowship laureate Jan Lenaerts reflects on the time he spent in Antarctica on the King Baudouin Ice Shelf conducting research for the BENEMELT project and discusses plans…
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Toyota Hilux takes a field trip while BELARE team keeps busy
The Toyota Hiluxes go on their first field trip, the last of the containers are brought from the coast, and preparations are made for installing instruments in the geomagnetic observatory.
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Iceberg calves off of King Baudouin Ice Shelf
Around the time the Princess Elisabeth station crew were unloading the Mary Arctica, a 70 km2 iceberg calved off of the King Baudouin Ice Shelf, just 40 km away from Breid Bay.
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More goodbyes as preparations are made to head to the coast
The German scientists leave, and preparations are made to head to the coast to unload the supply ship, which is expected to arrive on Saturday, January 24th
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Alternate hypothesis emerges to explain circular structure on King Baudouin Ice Shelf
Since a team of scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) spotted a large circular ice structure during a geological survey flight above the King Baudouin Ice Shelf in Antarctica,…
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A surprise visit from German VIPs
The Princess Elisabeth team gets a surprise visit from a number of German VIPs, including two ministers, a member of the Bundestag, and AWI senior staff.
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AWI scientists discover possible meteorite impact site
During their stay at the Princess Elisabeth station, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Germany, have discovered a possible meteorite impact…