2024年2月5日 · A new station in a vastly unexplored region of Antarctica, Princess Elisabeth Antarctica provides scientists with a wide variety of research environments and the necessary support to conduct their research in the best conditions.

With a radically new view on designing an Antarctic research station, the IPF team set to design the Princess Elisabeth Station. Unlike other stations, the PEA was designed as a structure with integrated internal systems, making it more compact than any other station on the continent.

It was here, in the remote part of the pristine environment, that the International Polar Foundation heralded the return of Belgium to the Antarctic continent with the world's first “zero emission” scientific research station: Princess Elisabeth Antarctica.

Princess Elisabeth Station is located 200km from the coast, anchored to a granite ridge in East Antarctica's Sør Rondane mountains. The station's unique position opens the door to the Antarctic Plateau, mountains and coast, all within a range of 200km.

2024年1月28日 · Every season, we publish pictures from Antarctica and we now have quite an archive available. You can follow the life of the Princess Elisabeth Station from its origins in Brussels until the present.

On February 15th, 2009 and in line with the end of the 4th International Polar Year, the Princess Elisabeth Station was inaugurated on Utsteinen Nunatak in Antarctica. A celebration of the 4th IPY, Princess Elisabeth Antarctica is Belgium's major legacy to the event and a fitting successor to the King Baudouin Base.

The nine layers of the station's walls each have their own function; from insulation to blocking water vapour, all contribute to the efficiency of Princess Elisabeth Antarctica as a passive building and a “zero emission” scientific research station.

The Princess Elisabeth Station features an advanced water treatment system that allows it to treat 100% of its grey and black waters. About 60% of the water is re-used, while the rest is disposed of in a crevasse near the station.

Belgium’s Antarctic Operator. Since the donation of the "Zero Emission" Princess Elisabeth Antarctica polar research station to the Belgian State in March 2010, the International Polar Foundation was appointed as official Antarctic Operator under the newly established Belgian Polar Secretariat.

Yet another successful research season has come to an end at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. February 16, 2024. Entering the Home Stretch. Last week most of the scientists and several of the crew headed home from the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, having accomplished their scientific objectives for this season. Only a core crew… February 5 ...