BELARE 2007-2008: Exploring, Measuring and Drilling around Utsteinen
Alain and Dieter have been measuring geodetic points for the National Geographic Institute of Belgium, and are happy with their results to date. Geodesy is the study of the size …
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BELARE 2007-2008: The Ivan Papanin Ship Leaves Cape Town
At the end of November, the Ivan Papanin arrived in Cape Town for a last stop-over before leaving for Antarctica. The ice-class cargo ship filled up on fuel and food …
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BELARE 2007-2008 : Expedition Program
Scheduled over 4.5 months, the BELARE 2007-2008 expedition aims to build the Princess Elisabeth Station's outer shell and set up the seven remaining wind turbines.
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BELARE 2007-2008: Daily Life at Usteinen
Another day in Utsteinen, another day of work. Greeted by the sunlight early in the morning, the working men climb out of their tents as early as 6 am.
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Discover the Fantasy!
The seventh edition of the Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival was inaugurated in Bruges on November 22nd. This year, in exclusivity, the IPF contributed to the project, by setting up …
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BELARE 2007-2008: A Visit to Asuka Station
The building team has been working away securing the anchoring points of the station and making headway on constructing the garage. Alain Hubert and a few other team members have …
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Dr. Susan Solomon: Laureate of the Georges Lemaître 2007 Prize
After having won the prestigeous Blue PLanet Prize in 2004, Dr. Susan Solomon was granted the Georges Lemaître Prize 2007 for "her pioneering role in the discovery of the ozone …
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BELARE 2007-2008: A Trip through the Mountains
With a work schedule ranging from 7 am to noon and 1 pm to 7 pm, work is progressing at a fine pace in Antarctica. Sunday, however, is a day for relaxation, laundry …
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Buy a “Dream Tree” On eBay.be
Auctions have started on eBay.be for the seven trees being sold in favour of the International Polar Foundation (IPF).
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BELARE 2007-2008: a comfortable Base Camp
Four new team members have reached Utsteinen Base Camp: Gaëlle, Toto, Daniel and Francis. Twenty-four people are now on site, bringing the team to a fully operational number …