Call number:
AWI E3-10-0070
Description / Table of Contents:
A century ago a Belgian expedition headed for the Antarctic on board the Belgica (August 1897 - November 1899). It was the first Antarctic expedition of a purely scientific nature and the journey provided a wealth of information and photographic material. The Antarctic explorers were never to reach the pole but - perhaps even more spectacular - became the first people to spend the winter on the Antarctic pack ice. On board the ship were, among others, the Belgian commander de Gerlache, the famous American doctor and polar explorer Frederick Cook and the future conqueror of the South pole the Norwegian Roald Amundsen. Heroic books were published about the expedition after the adventure but one document remained unpublished: the personal diary of Roald Amundsen. Glaciologist and Antarctic expert Dr. Hugo Decleir [...] provided comments on and explanation about the text. Amundsen wrote his diary for his own personal use and therefore provides the reader with an authentic, almost live report of the adventures among and on the ice, from the disagreements between the crew to the constant hunt for penguin steak.
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
223 S. : Ill.
ISBN:
9052404895
Uniform Title:
Amundsens dagbog 〈nob〉
Language:
English
Note:
Contents:
Introduction: Roald Amundsen and the Belgica expedition. -
1 The Atlantic crossing. -
2 In South America. -
3 In the straits of Tierra del Fuego. -
4 Geographic discoveries. -
5 Trapped in the ice. -
6 Polar night. -
7 Return of the sun. -
8 Summer. -
9 Escape from the ice. -
10 Return home. -
Further Reading. -
Appendix.
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Aus dem Niederländ. übers.
Location:
AWI Reading room
Branch Library:
AWI Library
