Rebuilding the Entrance Hall at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
While the main part of the station is perched on rock, Princess Elisabeth Antarctica's entrance hall is built directly on the icecap. Because the movement of the ice was causing…
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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Operating in the Antarctic
Along with scientific investigation and encountering new emperor penguin colonies, the short four-month season at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica is jam-packed with challenging logistics and ground-breaking developments. The International Polar Foundation's…
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First Contact: Pictures of the Emperor Penguin Colony
When the 9,000-strong emperor penguin colony on Antarctica’s Princess Ragnhild Coast received its first ever human visitors in December 2012, it was three team members from the polar research…
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Drilling for Answers in Antarctica: The IceCon & Be:Wise Projects
Photographs just in from Antarctica - our field team has journeyed 254km away from Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, for the IceCon and Be:Wise projects, both of…
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Preparing IceCon and Be:Wise Antarctic fieldtrip
The Princess Elisabeth Antarctica team prepare for a two week expedition to the Antarctic coast, for the IceCon and Be:Wise scientific projects. Reinhard Drews, who is in charge of…
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Arriving at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica for 2012-2013 Season
After a delayed departure caused by bad weather, the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica team finally has landed at Utsteinen. As usual, the first tasks are to make sure all systems are…
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica: The Book
You've been following the Antarctic adventure online - now you can make it your bedtime read too! Princess Elisabeth Antarctica - And the Zero Emissions Quest is packed with…
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BELARE Training, Chamonix, September 2012
Every year before the Antarctic season the whole Princess Elisabeth team participates in a training session, revewing safety procedures and making sure everybody is in good shape. This year, the…
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The Logistics Behind Scientific Research
Logisticians are the unsung heroes of polar science. Logistics are something every Antarctic Operator has to take care of so that scientific work can be carried out smoothly.
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Seismometer Installation and Open-Top Chambers Maintenance
Being an Antarctic Operator implies providing scientists with all the logistics they need to conduct their research and install their instruments. Here, we are helping Denis Lombardi to install his…