19th of November
Historical Antarctic Pictures and Events


Adrien de Gerlache, Belgian Antarctic Expedition on the ship Belgica, 1897 - 1899.

1898 - The ship La Belgica in the ice 19th of November. At the end of the first overwintering in Antarctica proper, a particularly difficult time plagued with illness, a lack of proper nutrition, boredom and discomfort. Lots of lessons learned the hard way.