Environmental History:Belgica Antarctic Expedition
Published: March 30, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: October 31, 2011, 6:13 pm
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C Michael HoganThe 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.
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Steve Baum (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Belgica Antarctic Expedition". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 30, 2010; Last revised Date October 31, 2011; Retrieved June 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Belgica_Antarctic_Expedition?topic=49487>
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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.
| This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to expand this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion. |
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.
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