Jacques Richon: A Doctor for Extreme Environments
With years of experience working as a doctor in extreme environments and as a mountain guide, Jacques Richon has got what it takes to be a doctor at Princess Elisabeth…
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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Antarctic Fashion
Antarctica has inspired five fashion design students to create a polar fleece featuring the Princess Elisabeth Station.
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New Solar Panels and Another Trip to the Coast
In the coming days, the IPF team is going to be busy with two missions: installing and testing a new model of photovoltaic solar panels and dismantling the scientific base…
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Team Rotation
During the season, team rotations are always important moments, filled with mixed emotions. Part of you feels sad to see people you have worked with for months go, but you…
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Life as an Engineer at PEA
Erik Verhagen has already been working as an engineer at PEA for two seasons. He gives us a glimpse into his daily life as station engineer and some of the…
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Replacing the Batteries
One of our priorities this season was to replace the station's 192 batteries of the station, which store the energy produced by the solar panels and windmills. These new batteries will…
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Being an Antarctic Operator
Being in Antarctica for four months, you get to see and do amazing things. Sometimes, you even think you are on another planet! But behind the scenes, there are an…
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A Short Sunday Break
Today the weather is a bit dull: no sun and a 40 km/h wind. But it's Sunday and we all deserve some time off. Eight of us decided to go…
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A German Village at the Coast
Being at the coast for a couple of weeks, scientists need to be able to work in good conditions. As an Antarctic Operator, it is our job to provide the…
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Koen Meirlaen: Teacher in Antarctica!
A geography teacher at the Leiepoort Sint-Hendrik School in Deinze and winner of the Polar Quest contest the IPF organized during the 2010-2011 academic year, Koen Meirlaen is currently…