Belgica Antarctic Expedition

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March 30, 2010, 12:00 am
October 31, 2011, 6:13 pm

The Belgian Antarctic Expedition was a research expedition carried out in the Antarctic regions from 1897 to 1899 aboard the ship Belgica. This was the first vessel to winter in the Antarctic regions.

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Further Reading

  • Physical Oceanography Index
  • The "Heroic Age" of Antarctic Exploration
  • John Murray and Johan Hjort. The Depths of the Ocean, A General Account of the Modern Science of Oceanography Based Largely on the Scientific Researches of the Norwegian Steamer Michael Sars in the North Atlantic. Macmillan and Company, 1912, p. 16.

See Also

Citation

Baum, S. (2011). Belgica Antarctic Expedition. Retrieved from http://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/Belgica_Antarctic_Expedition