We Are StarDust
To paraphrase PJ O’Rourke, as hell holes go, this was a fine example. Perhaps less hospitable places exist on the planet, but I have yet to taste of…
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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BELARE 2010-2011 on its Way
As the austral summer warms up in Antarctica, Antarctic teams around the world are packing and gearing up for the 2010-2011 season, and so is ours. While both the operational…
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Jobs: two engineers for the Princess Elisabeth Station
The International Polar Foundation is hiring two engineers for operation, maintenance and development of the Princess Elisabeth Station's "Zero Emission" systems.
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Arrival of the Mary Arctica at Crown Bay
After departing from Cape Town on December 16th, 2009 and spending nine days on the high seas, the Mary Arctica arrived at Crown Bay on December 25th around 12:30 am. The BELARE 200…
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The Ivan Papanin Ship is in Crown Bay
All unloading activities at the Norwegian site are now finished. The Ivan Papanin cargo ship left 5°East and the Norwegian Troll Station on December 19th. Following the satellite maps,…
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Ivan Papanin Ship Enters the Ice Edge
News from the Ivan Papanin ship is good. For reminder, the Ivan Papanin is carrying all the Princess Elisabeth Station's inside systems to Antarctica.
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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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A Delayed Arrival in Brussels
The last members of the BELARE 2007-2008 team arrived in Brussels around 13h30 today. There were orgignally meant to arrive around 8 in the morning. However, the bad weather caused their…
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How was Utsteinen chosen for the implantation of the Station?
Professor Frank Pattyn participated in two BELARE expeditions (2004 and 2005) to help position the Princess Elisabeth Station in Antarctica. He also helped collecting and analyzing the necessary meteorological data which was…
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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…