Wilhelm Filchner
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Wilhelm Filchner was a German army officer, scientist and explorer. He conducted several surveys and scientific investigations in China, Tibet and surrounding regions, and led the Second German Antarc
Wilhelm Filchner in the early 1910s
Aerial view of Pamir Mountains
Expedition ship, Deutschland
Captain Richard Vahsel of the Deutschland
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
Weddell Sea ice, with leads of open water