The FROID Project - Exploring Ancient Ice
The FROID project, funded by BELSPO, is on a mission to uncover million-year-old ice in the vicinity of the Sør Rondane Mountains. These ancient ice layers contain invaluable…
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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The ULTIMO Project - Searching for Meteorites
Among the exciting research projects taking place during the BELARE 2024–2025 season is the ULTIMO project, supported by BELSPO (the Belgian Science Policy Office). This ambitious project aims to uncover…
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The GEOMAG Project - Monitoring Earth’s Magnetic Field
The GEOMAG project, led by the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, is dedicated to monitoring Earth’s geomagnetic field from one of the most remote locations on the planet.…
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Scientists on the Move
January 2024 saw the passage of the CHINARE research plane the Snow Dragon at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica and several resarch projecs head out into the field towards the coast.
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New Year Brings Lots of Work for BELARE Team
Lots of work faced the BELARE team as 2024 arrived. At the station, carpenters finished a protective cover between the roof of the annexes and the granite ridge upon which the…
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Arrival of More Scientists and Crew in December
On December 20th, 2023, additional scientsits from the PASPARTOUT, ExPoSoils and SAT ANT project arrived at the Princess Elsiabeth Antarctica. Since their arrival, they have been undergoing safety training before heading…
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First weeks of the 2023-24 season
The first BELARE team arrived at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica for the 2023-24 season on the evening of November 11th. Initial drone footage that Benoit took on the day…
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Servicing Automatic Weather Stations for the PEACE project
Last week during their trip to the coast, IPF engineers performed routine maintenence on automatic weather stations (AWS) used in Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Climate Experiment (PEACE) project. A collaboration…
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The latest BELARE meteorite expedition, under the acronym BAMM (Belgian Antarctic Meteorites and Micrometeorites), speant several weeks hunting for meteorites in December 2022 and January 2023. The team consisted of four resaerchers:…
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IPF Team Assists Scientists
Whether deployed in the field with scientists or doing work for scientsits who aren't scheduled to go to the Princess Elsiabeth Antartica during a given season, engineers from the…