The Belgica expedition 1897-1899: The first expedition to winter in Antarctic waters. A tale of extraordinary scientific achievements and human endura (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781970479690)

It is a story of great scientific exploration as well as human endurance as the ship became trapped in the sea ice for nearly 13 months. The scientists and crew were the first to endure the debilitating harshness of the dark, long Antarctic winter and uncertainty of survival. Yet, the entrapment also offered a unique opportunity for the scientists and the crew to collate ground-breaking scientific data on the ocean and land near the Antarctic Peninsula.People also endured 'polar anemia' that led some crew members to write their will fearing death. They also visited the Beagle Channel in Patagonia. This 296 pages book contains some 190 illustrations, with many original photographs that have been coloured in. It also presents a lot of information on modern-day conditions around the Antarctic Peninsula that demonstrate a significant change over 125 years. There are 10 pages of references, mostly all of scientific nature.