Interview with Thomas Petracca, IT Specialist
Thomas Petracca is a 28 year–old IT specialist who started working for the International Polar Foundation a year ago. After getting in touch with Alain Hubert by email, he…
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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Interview with Kristof Soete: Sergeant-Major, Mechanic and Logistician
Kristof Soete is a 37-year old 1° Sergeant-major, mechanic and logistician in the Belgian Army. At the Princess Elisabeht Station, he was employed at the maintenance workshop. The BELARE 2009-2010…
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A New Website for the Princess Elisabeth Station
After a lot of hard work, we are happy to present the fully redesigned web home of the Princess Elisabeth Station. We aimed at creating a website that was clear…
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Interview with René Robert, PEA photographer
René Robert is 49 years old and comes from a family of mountain guides. He lives in Chamonix and has been specializing in photography since 1987. At the beginning of his…
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Interview with Michaël Durdu, Industrial Engineer
Michaël Durdu is an industrial engineer and is almost 25 years old. He has been working for Cofely Services - a subdivision of GDF Suez specialized in maintenance and…
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An Interview with Jacques, a Canadian Joiner
Jacques Touchette is a Canadian from Québec. He is 58 years young and has years of experience in several trades, including as a joiner and working on the construction…
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Interview: A Carpenter in Antarctica
Ilir, also known as Adriatik Berisha, has Albanese origins. A joiner at Cherbai (carpentry) for the past five years, and father of two, he tells us of his experience during…
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Chile Earthquake Measured by Seismic Station in Antarctica
The seismic station, installed by the ROB at the Princess Elisabeth Station, has been fully operational since February 23rd, 2010.
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BELISSIMA: Glaciological and Meteorological Conditions at Utsteinen
Frank Pattyn, Kenichi Matsuota and Johan Berte published a study of glaciological and meteorological conditions in the vicinity of the Princess Elisabeth Station. The study examined the wind conditions, temperatures,…
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Low Energy Day at the Princess Elisabeth Station
The autonomous functioning of the station depends on the seamless operation of all the active systems. The programming to achieve this is gradually being polished up as new anomalies or…