NIPR Geologists Reach Base Camp
With high spirits despite the hard work, the team has guided the geologists from the National Institute of Polar Research to their base camp at Austkampane, where they will stay…
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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BELARE 2011-2012: A New Season Begins
The dawn of a new season is a bit of a ritual at Princess Elisabeth: removing accumulated snow, checking the air strip, running a few tests before restarting the systems…
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Offloading the Mary Arctica at Crown Bay
After battling her way through thick sea ice for several days, the Mary Arctica finally arrived in Crown Bay on December 19th. Ready to offload the ship at the coast,…
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Clearing up
During the winter, snow accumulates at the foot of the Usteinen Nunatak, covering the entrances to the technical areas, which protects them from the harsh conditions prevailing during this time…
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The Mary Arctica and the Shirase at Crown Bay
On December 25th, 2009, the Shirase and the Mary Arctica arrived at Crown Bay. With a highly motivated team, the offloading was finished in less than 24 hours.
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More Provisions Have Arrived!
The Basler has come to resupply the Belgian and Japanese expeditions; relations between the neighbouring expeditions are warm and friendly. The weather has been getting worse...but no worries. Everybody…
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Crown Bay: Unloading the Ivan Papanin ship
The Russian ice class cargo ship named Ivan Papanin reached its unloading site in Crown Bay on December 21st, 2008. Crown Bay lies roughly 190 km away from Utsteinen and the Princess…
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Coastal Reconnaissance
Alain Hubert, René Robert, Kristof Soete and René Wagemans were part of the coastal reconnaissance team which left for Breid Bay on November 28th and returned to the…
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Arrival and First Activities
This picture gallery depicts the very first activities which were undergone on site when the first team arrived at Utsteinen on November 11th. The second team has now also arrived…
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Ivan Papanin: Loading and Departure
The Ivan Papanin was loaded on November 13th. It is carrying on board the technical systems of the Princess Elisabeth station to Antarctica. The ship left Antwerp on November 14th…