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Jan 3, 2017
The Belgian expedition to the arctic region on the ship
'Belgica' is a shipping and expedition story. Adrien de Gerlache
led the expedition on it's famous end-of-the 19th century
voyage.
The links I referred to in the podcast episode are below.
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Books:
VOYAGE OF THE BELGICA - Fifteen Months in the Antarctic by Adrien
de Gerlache - ISBN: 1852970545
ROALD AMUNDSEN'S
BELGICA DIARY - The First
Scientific Expedition to the Antarctic --ISBN: 1852970588
Links:
http://www.south-pole.com/p0000083.htm
http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/antarctic_ships/belgica2_lg.jpg (picture of the Belgica, November 1889)
http://www.belgica-genootschap.be/belgica-verleden/tijdslijn.html
http://www.newbelgica.be/gaston-de-gerlaches-antarctica-expeditie/
http://www.woodenmodelboat.com/model/woodpro/all/belgica/Belgica.htm