Belgian Antarctic Expedition

Summary

Belgian Antarctic Expedition is a research expedition^[1]. It draws 137 Wikipedia views per month (research_expedition category, ranking #16 of 114).^[2]

Key Facts

• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's image is recorded as Belgica1web.jpg^[3].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's continent is recorded as Antarctica^[4].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's instance of is recorded as research expedition^[5].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 144245221^[6].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2002012010^[7].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12872612d^[8].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's IdRef ID is recorded as 027375382^[9].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA16507136^[10].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's Commons category is recorded as Belgica Expedition^[11].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's country of origin is recorded as Belgium^[12].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's start time is recorded as +1897-08-16T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's end time is recorded as +1899-11-05T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04w8qd^[15].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's organizer is recorded as Adrien de Gerlache^[16].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's participant is recorded as Adrien de Gerlache^[17].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's participant is recorded as Roald Amundsen^[18].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's participant is recorded as Emil Racoviță^[19].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's participant is recorded as Henryk Arctowski^[20].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's participant is recorded as Frederick Cook^[21].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's participant is recorded as Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski^[22].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's participant is recorded as Johan Koren^[23].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's participant is recorded as Émile Danco^[24].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's participant is recorded as Georges Lecointe^[25].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's participant is recorded as Jules Melaerts^[26].
• Belgian Antarctic Expedition's participant is recorded as Henri Somers^[27].

Why It Matters

Belgian Antarctic Expedition draws 137 Wikipedia views per month (research_expedition category, ranking #16 of 114).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

It is credited with the discovery of Lemaire Channel^[30], a strait^[31]; de Gerlache Strait^[32], a strait^[33]; Palmer Archipelago^[34], an archipelago^[35]; Wiencke Island^[36], an island^[37]; Brabant Island^[38], an island^[39]; and Gand Island^[40], an island^[41].

FAQs

What did Belgian Antarctic Expedition discover?

Belgian Antarctic Expedition is credited as discoverer of Lemaire Channel^[30], de Gerlache Strait^[32], Palmer Archipelago^[34], and Wiencke Island^[36].