Picture Galleries
All picture galleries published on this internet site are directly accessible via this section. These photos relate to the foundation's educational projects or constitute resources which are attached to or independent of the teaching tools such as CD-ROMS, teaching dossiers, exhibitions and others.
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The construction of the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Station
16.11.2009
In this picture gallery we guide you through the construction of the Belgian Princess Elisabeth Station at Utsteinen in Antarctica. The construction started in 2007-2008 and came to an end in February 2009 with the station's inauguration. The Princess Elisabeth…
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Life in Greenland
05.10.2009
This picture gallery contains 12 pictures taken by Chris Paton, a 35-year-old English and Geography teacher who has been living in Uummannaq (a 12km² island located about 650 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle in the northwest of Greenland).
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Arctic people
01.09.2009
Arctic people are about 4 million in which 30% are native. Inuit, Sami, Yakuts, Russian indigenous peoples of the North, ... Arctic people have very different culture and language. Some of them are hunters, others reindeer breeders or fishermen. Rémy…
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BELDIVA Scientific expedition at Princess Elisabeth Station
04.08.2009
The BELDIVA project's objective is to evaluate the diversity of microorganisms (cyanobacteria) living within a 200km radius of the station. Samples have been taken from different sites so that scientists can evaluate the diversity of cyanobacteria at these sites. Cyanobacteria…
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A Successful First Season for Class Zero Emission
13.07.2009
As the first season of Class Zero Emission draws to a close, it is time for the IPF to evaluate the project. Turnout has been good as some 1,700 students (1,000 from Flemish schools and 700 from Waloon schools) have…
