Belgian Antarctic Expedition

The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899 was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region. Led by Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery aboard the RV Belgica, it was the first Belgian Antarctic expedition and is considered the first expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

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Which happened first?

• Belgian Antarctic Expedition and S. A. Andrée's Arctic Balloon Expedition of 1897 began in the same year
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition began 1 year before Southern Cross Expedition
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition began 4 years before Discovery Expedition (1901-1904)
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition began 4 years after Nansen's Fram expedition (1893–1896)
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition began 4 years before Gauss expedition

Timeline

1. Nansen's Fram expedition (1893–1896)1893–1896
2. Belgian Antarctic Expedition (this page)August 16, 1897 – November 5, 1899
3. S. A. Andrée's Arctic Balloon Expedition of 1897July 1897 – October 1897
4. Southern Cross ExpeditionAugust 22, 1898 – April 1, 1900
5. Discovery Expedition (1901-1904)1901–1904
6. Gauss expeditionAugust 11, 1901 – 1903

Related

• Lewis and Clark ExpeditionMay 14, 1804 – September 23, 1806
• Amundsen's South Pole expeditionJune 3, 1910 – January 30, 1912
• Terra Nova ExpeditionJune 1, 1910 – June 14, 1913
• British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909)August 1907 – March 1909
• Franklin's lost expeditionMay 19, 1845 – 1848
• Expedition EnduranceAugust 8, 1914 – January 1917
• Japanese Antarctic ExpeditionDecember 1, 1910 – June 20, 1912
• Shackleton–Rowett Expedition1921–1922