The Second German Antarctic Expedition of 1911–1913 was led by Wilhelm Filchner in the exploration ship Deutschland. Its principal objective was to determine whether the Antarctic continent comprised
Erich von Drygalski, leader of the first German Antarctic expedition, 1901–03
Wilhelm Filchner, the expedition's leader
Captain Richard Vahsel
Weddell Sea ice, with leads of open water
Felix König
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Felix König was an Austrian scientist, alpinist and Antarctic explorer. He was a member of Wilhelm Filchner's Second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–1913, which failed in its attempt to determine th
Felix König
Weddell Sea iceberg in the region of supposed "New South Greenland"
Ernest Shackleton