Merry Christmas
Christmas was celebrated on the night of December 24th, close to the way it is feasted in Belgium. The coast team made it back to the base camp on time,…
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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Stormy Weather Hits East Antarctica
The second convoy reached Utsteinen on December 21st (7 30 pm), carrying part of the crane and frozen food to last through mid-March 2008. Strong winds and heavy snow falls are coming down…
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Containers Parked up on the Ice Shelf
The coast team has now finished unloading all the containers and machines from the Ivan Papanin. Everything has been neatly arranged in rows up on the ice shelf. The ship…
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First Convoy Reaches Utsteinen
The first convoy of containers reached the base camp in Utsteinen today (December 19) at 5 pm. The most needed equipment was brought first, comprising of the remaining wood to complete the…
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Ivan Papanin Has Made it to Breid Bay
The Ivan Papanin cargo ship started making its way through the sea ice on Friday December 14. She was anchored to the sea ice near Breid Bay around 7 pm that night.…
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Six Wind Turbines Up !
Six out of the total eight wind turbines have now successfully been raised on the Utsteinen ridge. The building plan has been progressing as scheduled.
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Ivan Papanin will Reach Breid Bay today
The Ivan Papanin ice-class cargo ship carrying aboard the 120 containers of the Princess Elisabeth Station reached 5° East on December 11th. She is progressing smoothly towards the South and is…
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Drilling and Fixing Anchoring Bars into Utsteinen’s Ridge
Working on top of the Nunatak is not an enviable job: the wind comes in from the east and constantly blows your way. Some time ago, the thermometer on top…
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The Ivan Papanin Ship Leaves Cape Town
At the end of November, the Ivan Papanin arrived in Cape Town for a last stop-over before leaving for Antarctica. The ice-class cargo ship filled up on fuel and food…