Belgica 's Antarctic toponymic legacy
It might be argued that this paper does not sensu stricto contribute to "polar science". It however rekindles aspects of its history and of that of both oceanography and cartography Obviously the interest for the polar regions was keen in the 19th century and elicited financial support The...
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ftvliz:oai:oma.vliz.be:211025 2023-05-15T13:33:16+02:00 Belgica 's Antarctic toponymic legacy Charlier, R.H. Chaineux, M.C.P. Finkl, C.W. Thys, A.C. 2010 application/pdf https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/278738.pdf en eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000284439200020 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/doi.org/10.2112/10A-00005.1 https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/278738.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess %3Ci%3EJ.+Coast.+Res.+26%286%29%3C%2Fi%3E%3A+1168-1171.+%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.2112%2F10A-00005.1%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.2112%2F10A-00005.1%3C%2Fa%3E info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2010 ftvliz https://doi.org/10.2112/10A-00005.1 2022-05-01T09:38:41Z It might be argued that this paper does not sensu stricto contribute to "polar science". It however rekindles aspects of its history and of that of both oceanography and cartography Obviously the interest for the polar regions was keen in the 19th century and elicited financial support The paper may lift anew the veil that has somewhat dimmed the light that should shine on polar science achievements of Belgian explorers and scientists Knowledge of the names of geographic features in the Antarctic is probably less widespread and yet there are many Belgian names on and near the southernmost continent Most names were given by the head of the first ever Antarctic expedition to spend a winter on the southernmost continent Belgian Royal Navy Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery's expedition in the Antarctic brought back a wealth of scientific information His trip ended precisely 111 years ago, and has been-literally-carved in stone as the Belgica is indeed one of the 20 oceanographic vessels Prince Albert I of Monaco selected to be represented on the facade of the Musee Oceanographique de Monaco Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Open Marine Archive (OMA) Antarctic The Antarctic Gerlache ENVELOPE(99.033,99.033,-66.500,-66.500) De Gerlache ENVELOPE(-62.333,-62.333,-64.500,-64.500) Journal of Coastal Research 26 1168 1171 |
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It might be argued that this paper does not sensu stricto contribute to "polar science". It however rekindles aspects of its history and of that of both oceanography and cartography Obviously the interest for the polar regions was keen in the 19th century and elicited financial support The paper may lift anew the veil that has somewhat dimmed the light that should shine on polar science achievements of Belgian explorers and scientists Knowledge of the names of geographic features in the Antarctic is probably less widespread and yet there are many Belgian names on and near the southernmost continent Most names were given by the head of the first ever Antarctic expedition to spend a winter on the southernmost continent Belgian Royal Navy Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery's expedition in the Antarctic brought back a wealth of scientific information His trip ended precisely 111 years ago, and has been-literally-carved in stone as the Belgica is indeed one of the 20 oceanographic vessels Prince Albert I of Monaco selected to be represented on the facade of the Musee Oceanographique de Monaco |
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Charlier, R.H. Chaineux, M.C.P. Finkl, C.W. Thys, A.C. Belgica 's Antarctic toponymic legacy |
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Belgica 's Antarctic toponymic legacy |
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Belgica 's Antarctic toponymic legacy |
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