Belgica Expedition Centennial: Perspectives on Antarctic Science and History FROM THE PUBLISHER
The Belgica expedition to Antarctica returned with an important scientific harvest and a complete annual cycle of observations. A century later, this book tries to enlighten some aspects of this expedition and commemorates its participants by looking back to their achievements and the great influence they had on subsequent Antarctic research and exploration.
Hugo Decleir is a glaciologist and Antarctic expert. He is a professor in physical geography at the Free University of Brussels, where he teaches climatology, glaciology, and cartography. Claude De Broyer is a marine biologist at the Belgian Royal Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels. His scientific interests cover biodiversity and ecology of Crustacea, biodiversity of polar seas, and conservation of subterranean habitats and karstic sites.
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