Official press releases are issued for all major events and milestones in the course of the life of the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. These are generally published in PDF format.
Antarctica, 14 November 2013 – The International Polar Foundation [1] team led by expedition leader Alain Hubert landed tonight at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica station to commence operations for the 2013-2014 four-month BELARE…
Antarctica, 22 November 2012 –Nine scientists from Belgium, UK, Japan and Germany [1], touched down today at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica [2], to begin the Belgian Antarctic Research Expedition (BELARE) summer science season. Expedition…
Antarctica, 12 November 2012 – An International Polar Foundation [1] operations team led by expedition leader Alain Hubert arrived today at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica - the world’s first zero emission polar…
Brussels, 23 March 2012 – Belgium's zero emission Princess Elisabeth Antarctica station recorded its most ambitious Antarctic season to date, attracting more international scientists than ever before, said operators International Polar Foundation…
"Zero Emission" research station to welcome international scientific projects and school teacher during BELARE 2011-2012
The Princess Elisabeth Station's inauguration on February 15th, 2009, has placed Belgium back on the Antarctic map with a new and unique research station: the first to operate without releasing any…
Alain Hubert and the last members of the BELARE 2007-08 expedition have made it home after accomplishing an historic task: successfully completing the first phase of the construction of Belgium's…
The BELARE team at Utsteinen is getting ready for the last turnover of its members. A DC3 Basler flight will bring in three new people to Utsteinen today, February 14th,…
The Ivan Papanin ice-class cargo ship accosted Crown Bay (70°S 23°E) on Friday December 14 at 7 pm. Situated 40 km away from Breid Bay, Crown Bay has earned its name…
With a total of 24 people now on site, preparations on the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica site are well underway. The Russian Ivan Papanin ship carrying the 106 containers of the Princess Elisabeth…