On the long-ignored scientific achievements of the Belgica expedition 1897–1899

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Author: Patrick De Deckker
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2018
• Subjects: Antarctic Peninsula; Gerlache Strait; climate change; glaciology; meteorology; oceanography; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; GC1-1581; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Gerlache; De Gerlache; Antarc*; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2018.1474695; https://doaj.org/article/bbab0e755f01466dbb686248bd5f13ee

The Belgica expedition, which left Belgium in August 1897, was the first to spend 13 months continuously in Antarctic waters, before returning in late 1899. This was not only an exploratory venture, as new lands and oceans were charted, but more importantly it was an exceptional and successful scien...