Taking pictures and filming on the ice

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.

March 5, 2008 in Building the station

The finished building

Discover the Princess Elisabeth Staion's building standing proudly on the Utsteinen ridge.
February 19, 2008 in Building the station

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.
February 5, 2008 in Daily Life

Life at Utsteinen

This picture gallery will allow you to locate the various corners of activity at the Utsteinen premises.
January 29, 2008 in Building the station

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…
January 25, 2008 in Daily Life

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…
January 17, 2008 in Building the station

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…
January 7, 2008 in Daily Life

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…
January 4, 2008 in Daily Life, Building the station

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…
December 24, 2007 in Building the station

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…
November 21, 2007 in Building the station

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…