Princess Elisabeth Antarctica

Princess Elisabeth Station
Prinses Elisabethbasis
Station Princesse-Élisabeth
Prinzessin-Elisabeth-Station
Test build and public presentation, September 2007, Brussels
Princess Elisabeth Station
Location of Princess Elisabeth Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 71°57′00″S 23°20′49″E / 71.949944°S 23.347079°E / -71.949944; 23.347079
Country Belgium
Location in AntarcticaUtsteinen Nunatak
Queen Maud Land
Antarctica
Administered byInternational Polar Foundation
Established15 February 2009 (2009-02-15)
Elevation
1,382 m (4,534 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Summer
22
  Winter
0
TypeSeasonal
PeriodSummer
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Astrophysics
  • Climatology
  • Geodesy
  • Geology
  • Geomorphology
  • Glaciology
  • Microbiology
Princess Elisabeth Skiway
Summary
Airport typePrivate
LocationUtsteinen Nunatak
Queen Maud Land
Coordinates71°57′27″S 23°13′12″E / 71.957375°S 23.220126°E / -71.957375; 23.220126
Websiteantarcticstation.org
Map
Princess Elisabeth Skiway
Location of airfield in Antarctica
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4,650 1,420 Blue Ice

Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, located on Utsteinen Nunatak in Queen Maud Land, is a Belgian scientific polar research station, which went into service on 15 February 2009.