Gauss expedition

The Gauss expedition of 1901–1903 was the first German expedition to Antarctica. It was led by geologist Erich von Drygalski in the ship Gauss, named after the mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss.

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Which happened first?

• Gauss expedition and Discovery Expedition (1901-1904) began in the same year
• Gauss expedition began 3 years after Southern Cross Expedition
• Gauss expedition began 4 years after S. A. Andrée's Arctic Balloon Expedition of 1897
• Gauss expedition began 4 years after Belgian Antarctic Expedition
• Gauss expedition began 6 years before British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909)

Timeline

1. Belgian Antarctic ExpeditionAugust 16, 1897 – November 5, 1899
2. S. A. Andrée's Arctic Balloon Expedition of 1897July 1897 – October 1897
3. Southern Cross ExpeditionAugust 22, 1898 – April 1, 1900
4. Discovery Expedition (1901-1904)1901–1904
5. Gauss expedition (this page)August 11, 1901 – 1903
6. British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909)August 1907 – March 1909

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
• Franklin's lost expeditionMay 19, 1845 – 1848
• Expedition EnduranceAugust 8, 1914 – January 1917
• Nansen's Fram expedition (1893–1896)1893–1896
• Japanese Antarctic ExpeditionDecember 1, 1910 – June 20, 1912
• Shackleton–Rowett Expedition1921–1922