Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery (2 August 1866 – 4 December 1934) was an officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–99.
Biography
Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery was an officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–99 (BAE). The BAE was the first expedition to overwinter within the Antarctic Circle, after the ship was icebound in the Bellingshausen Sea. It collected the first annual cycle of Antarctic observations, reached 71°30’S, and discovered the Gerlache Strait. The BAE was also the first expedition of what has come to be called the ‘Heroic Age’ of Antarctic Exploration (1897-1917), when international focus on the Antarctic continent resulted in intensive scientific and geographical exploration.
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| Adrien de Gerlache (webpage from Wikipedia) |
| A short article about Adrien de Gerlache. | Link |
| Adrien de Gerlache (1866-1934) (webpage) |
2010 | A short article about Adrien de Gerlache, much of which is from Wikipedia, plus some additional details. | Link |
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