Last module goes in
This picture gallery details the last module being added to the station. The station is now closed but there is still work to do before the team leaves Antarctica.
Picture Galleries
Every season, we publish pictures from Antarctica and we now have quite an archive available. You can follow the life of the Princess Elisabeth Station from its origins in Brussels until the present.
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Life at Utsteinen
This picture gallery will allow you to locate the various corners of activity at the Utsteinen premises.
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Superstructure and First Modules
This picture gallery shows how the station has been taking form since the beginning of January. When the wooden superstructure was finished, the first modules were placed against the exterior…
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Who is Who BELARE 2007-2008
This picture gallery is presenting you people participating in the BELARE 2007-2008 expedition. Some pictures and / or bios are still missing but will be added as soon as we get…
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Up on its Feet
The Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Station has now successfully been anchored into the granite rock. The building team has raised the station upon its steel feet and is currently working on…
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New Year’s Eve Party
This picture sequence shows you how an improvised party in the middleof nowhere can bubble with creativity. The idea behind this NewYear's Eve party was to decorate a white pair…
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From Crown Bay Back to Utsteinen
This picture gallery will bring you to Crown Bay to discover the Ivan Papanin when it dropped anchor on the sea ice, then back to Utsteinen to discover more base…
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Preparing Utsteinen Site
Before the Prinoth tractors start hauling back the 120 containers filled with the Station's elements, certain work had to be completed on site. This picture gallery paints the picture of the…
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BELARE 2007-2008: Setting Foot at Utsteinen
This first photo galery on the BELARE 2007-2008 expedition shows progression of the buiding team in Utsteinen. You will see that the base camp has been fully set up with…
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Princess Elisabeth Station On Board The Ivan Papanin
The ice-class cargo ship Ivan Papanin left the port of Antwerp on Tuesday November 6th around 2 pm. Carrying 106 containers, 4 Prinoth tractors and 2 cranes, the Russian ship and its 26 crewmen will…