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Members of the staff dress up to bring some holiday cheer during Christmas Dinner at the Princess Elisabeth Antartica.

Members of the GEOMAG project from the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium pose with instruments in the non-magnetic Radome scientific shelter. Part of their mission this year at PEA is update the electrical system powering their interuments so they can be adjusted remotely.

Members of the BELARE team exchange gifts following Christmas dinner. The team's been working very hard over the last two months and have earned a bit of relaxation at Christmas!

Members of the GEOMAG team Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium pose in front of the Radome non-magnetic scientific shelter, which houses instruments that monitor Earth's geomagnetic field.

Everyone who was at the the staton on Christmas Eve turned out to see the inauguration of the new hydrogen production facilities at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica

IPF Mechanics hard at work on fixing the sledge on a living container that scientists use while on extended missions in the field.

A second wave of scientists from the GEOMAG project and the EPFL CRYOS project arrived at PEA on Friday, December 20th to start their field research.

BELARE team members help unload cargo from the plane that brought more scientists and crew to the station on December 20th.

On their way to Ultima Air Field, a CHINARE team rotating out of Zhongshan station stopped by the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica on December 18th, 2024 for a few hours to refuel. BELARE team leader Alain Hubert took the time to greet everyone and give them a short tour of the station.