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BELARE 2007-2008: East Façade Up

30.01.2008

East Façade of the Station

East Façade of the Station

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The Utsteinen workaholics have now completed mounting the exterior modules on the Station's East side.

The East façade is the side from which the wind comes in. It was the first to be finished in order to shield the station. Although it has calmed down over the past few days, the wind is still cold and numbing when it hits your bare skin.

Thank goodness the sun is high, lifting the spirits and morale of the Utsteinen team.

Weather Information from Utsteinen

Date 30.01.2008
Time 07 35 UTC (Universal Time Coordinated)

  • Wind Direction: 90 deg
  • Wind Speed: 20 km/h - 40 km/h
  • Visibility: 10 + km
  • Temperature: -11.1°C
  • Pressure (QNH): 823 hPa

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  • In the upper right hand corner, you can see the Utsteinen Nunatak with, in the background, the Sør Rondane mountain range.
  • The Utsteinen ridge on which the Princess Elisabeth Station is being built lies just in front of the Utsteinen Nunatak. The air strip lies just before the base camp.
  • The Usteinen ridge stretches from North to South, with the base camp and Station garages to the west, and a container and vehicle park to the East.
  • The base camp up close to the West of the ridge. You can also see the area against the rock ridge which has been cleared of snow to be able to build the garages and Station tower.
  • Airplane flying in either from the Norwegian Troll Station or the Russian Novolazarevskaya Station. The airstrip lies to the West of the ridge, just before the base camp.
  • The skidoos are parked in front of the camp.

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