Getting ready for the first field expeditions
"We got treated with warm croissants for breakfast this Sunday. Apart from that, it was nothing like a normal Sunday here at Princess Elisabeth," recounted veteran Belgian reporter Jos van…
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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Scientists arrive at station as season enters full swing
The 2014-15 season is in full swing now that the first batch of scientists have finally arrived. The new arrivals get acquainted with life at the station and go for…
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The scientists are coming!
Several scientists, a teacher, a veteran Belgian journalist, a field guide, and the team’s doctor will arrive in Antarctica in a few days, more than doubling the number…
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BELARE 10 team grows; teacher gets ready for first trip to Antarctica
The BELARE 10 team welcomes a few new members, while an electronics teacher prepares for his first trip to Antarctica, thanks to his students!
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First team arrives in Antarctica
On Sunday morning, November 9th, the first team going to the Princess Elisabeth station to kick off the 10th BELARE season lifted off from Cape Town International Airport at 9:14 am…
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Start of 2014-15 season delayed slightly, but team makes good use of extra time in Cape Town
For the past several days, International Polar Foundation President Alain Hubert and members of the first team that will head to the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica station for the 2014-15 research…
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The 10th BELARE expedition is about to start
The 2014-2015 season is about to start at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. This is the 10th anniversary of the start of the project and the 11th season since the Belgian…
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The Journey Home Begins…
Princess Elisabeth Antarctica's systems are now in winter mode, following the team's departure on February 25, bringing to the successful 2013-2014 research season to a close.
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First-Time Visitor to Antarctica Paves Way for Geomagnetic Observatory
Having studied Earth’s magnetic field since the 1970s, Dr Jean Rasson from the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium (RMI) reflects on his first expedition to Antarctica, where he…
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Alain Hubert: Five Years of Memories, Five Plans for the future
To mark five years of hard work, scientific endeavour and adventure at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, we asked Base Leader, International Polar Foundation president and polar explorer Alain Hubert to share…