Belgian Antarctic Expedition
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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
Belgica anchored at Mount William
Belgica trapped in the ice
From left to right: de Gerlache, Nansen, Somers, Danco, Amundsen, Bryde, Van Rysselberghe, Andvord
Frederick Cook
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Frederick Albert Cook was an American explorer, medical doctor and ethnographer, who is most known for allegedly being the first to reach the North Pole on April 21, 1908. A competing claim was made a
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
…was the first Belgian Antarctic expedition and is considered the first expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Among its members were Frederick Cook and Roald Amundsen, explorers who would later attempt the respective conquests of the North and South Poles. In 1896, after a period of intensive…
Frederick Cook с. 1906
Alleged photo of Denali's summit, now known as Fake Peak
Photo allegedly taken at, or near, the North Pole
Cook in Arctic gear