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Belgium's Hidden Antarctic Expedition: The Belgica Story
In 1897, a Belgian ship named the Belgica set sail for Antarctica with little more than scientific ambition and a crew of three nationalities. When the pack ice closed in, trapping them for over a year, the expedition became a crucible of survival, mutiny, and accidental discovery. Hosted by Lucas and Luna, this episode explores the lives of Adrien de Gerlache, Frederick Cook, and Emil Danco as they navigated starvation, scurvy, and the psychological toll of polar isolation. We examine how this failed mission accidentally mapped the Gerlache Strait and introduced citrus fruit as a cure for…
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