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last update: Jan 24, 2008 05:54 PM
A historic timeline of Belgiums involvement in Antarctica.
1897-1899
The Belgica expedition lead by Adrien de Gerlache overwintered in the Antarctic pack ice.
1957-1959
First Belgian expedition on the Antarctic continent under the leadership of Gaston de Gerlache; establishment of King Baudoin Station.
1959-1960
Second Belgian expedition to King Baudoin Station.
1960-1961
Third Belgian Antarctic expedition commanded by Guido Derom; discovery of the Queen Fabiola mountains.
1963-1965
First Belgian-Dutch Antarctic expedition; foundation of an Belgian-Dutch Antarctic Committee; establishment of a new King Baudoin Station.
1964-1966
Second Belgian-Dutch Antarctic expedition.
1965-1967
Third Belgian-Dutch Antarctic expedition under the leadership of geologist Tony Van Autenboer; definitive closure of the King Baudoin Station.
1968-1970
Three summer expeditions in collaboration with South Africa.
1997-1998
Dixie Dansercoer and Alain Hubert cross the Antarctic continent in hundred days.
1999-2000
Dixie Dansercoer, Julie Brown, Rudy Van Snick, Willy Troch, Robert Huygh and Fernand Casier climb Mount Vinson.
2000-2001
The Wall expedition with Alain Hubert climbs the Holtanna.
