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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica

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The announcement coincided with a report in l'Echo daily in Belgium that there "will be no State mission to Antarctica this year" The daily reported that the head of Belgium's Federal Science Policy Office, René Delcourt, had informed the International Polar Foundation in a letter dated the 1st of
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The dispute was resolved on 9 June 2017 as a judgement ruled by the Belgian Council of State. Publicly announced on 30 June 2017 as the "Pax Antarctica", the settlement between the International Polar Foundation and the Belgian government includes the Belgian government fully owning the base, the
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as to which party controls the base. The Belgian Government has alleged financial mismanagement by the base's private operators, the International Polar Foundation. Disputes over ownership and control of the base have led to a reduction in scientific research being undertaken at the base. As per
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in December 2021 despite having been vaccinated. The first case was a person who had arrived on 7 December and tested positive on 14 December. The cases were mild, and as of 1 January 2022 none were expected to be evacuated on a flight scheduled for 12 January 2022.
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The station is built against a ridge (The Utsteinen ridge) that is exposed to gales of up to 300 kilometres per hour (190 mph). The station can withstand such strong winds through its aerodynamic shape and its foundation anchoring of several metres deep into the
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that stretch out along the Utsteinen ridge. As of February 2023, the station also houses the only electric exploration vehicle in the Antarctic, the Venturi Antarctica, which has been in-service since December 2021. The station houses up to 16 scientists at a time.
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International Polar Foundation receiving contracts to operate the base for the next six years, and a cessation of all legal proceedings. Research work resumed in November 2017, with 24 scientists from twelve countries expected at the base.
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base on the Antarctic, and runs on solar and wind energy through the use of a micro
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December that Belgium would not send any scientists to the polar station this year.
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scientific polar research station, which went into service on 15 February 2009.
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A slideshow about the Princess Elisabeth Station, Allianz Knowledge, July 2008
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Wie Corona in die Antarktis kam – und was dabei optimistisch stimmt.
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The Princess Elisabeth Polar Station: a case study on Constructalia
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Belgian Antarctic Research Station - Princess Elisabeth Station
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The Princess Elisabeth Station at Philippe Samyn and Partners
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Belgian research station in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
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Test build and public presentation, September 2007,
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lead section
summarize
provide an accessible overview
Antarctic Station
Test build and public presentation, September 2007, Brussels
Brussels
Location of Princess Elisabeth Station in Antarctica
Antarctica
71°57′00″S 23°20′49″E / 71.949944°S 23.347079°E / -71.949944; 23.347079
Belgium
Location in Antarctica
Utsteinen Nunatak
Queen Maud Land
Antarctica
International Polar Foundation
IATA
ICAO
Utsteinen Nunatak
Queen Maud Land
Coordinates
71°57′27″S 23°13′12″E / 71.957375°S 23.220126°E / -71.957375; 23.220126
antarcticstation.org
Princess Elisabeth Skiway is located in Antarctica
Runways
Direction
Utsteinen Nunatak
Queen Maud Land
Belgian
International Polar Foundation

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