Live from Antarctica: Wednesday November 26th
After having had a couple of days of true Antarctic summer weather, the wind has now picked up. For the newcomers, this is almost surprising. They have been enjoying the…
News from Antarctica
Interested in what's happening down at Princess Elisabeth? News from the field are posted here regularily to keep you updated about what's going on.
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Implementing the Polar Secretariat
On Friday 21 November 2008, the Council of Ministers approved the draft of a royal decree related to the project that will regulate how the future Polar Secretariat is managed. Composed of…
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Live from Antarctica: Brilliant Sunlight
It is now a little over a week since we've landed in Utsteinen.The good weather we had at the beginning of last year's season has now returned.Today was…
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How Does Physical Activity Affect Sleep Quality in Antarctica?
Last year, Sciencepoles reported a sleep study being carried out on the BELARE 2007-2008 expedition team members, in Antarctica for the Princess Elisabeth Antarctic station's first building phase. Dr.…
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Live from Antarctica: Bitter Cold
November 14 - Day 3 - We all woke up later than usual today. It must have been the fatigue after a full day's work, but perhaps the weather, too, which wasn't…
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Live from Antarctica: Second Day On Site
We have had a calm night and now beautiful weather awaits us for our second day on site. This encourages us to start working quite early. Julien continues to clear…
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Live from Antarctica: Arrival and First Day on Site
We ended up leaving Cape Town on Tuesday November 11th at 9:15 am. When we arrived at the Russian Novo station, we proceeded with the unloading and sorting of the cargo.…
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Class Zero Emission
The interactive 'Class Zero Emission' exhibition centre will introduce students to the breathtaking world of the Arctic and Antarctic. Through this interactive exhibition centre, students will learn about the landscape…
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The Ivan Papanin Ship Leaves the Port of Antwerp
The Russian ice-class cargo ship Ivan Papanin, carrying on board the Princess Elisabeth station's inside systems, left the port of Antwerp on November 14 at 1 pm, local time. After a first…
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Princess Elisabeth Station at the Women’s Forum
The 2008 edition of the Women's Forum, held in Deauville (France) October 14-16, focussed on the theme of progress: "Progress to share, future to dare". As a founding partner of this…