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Adrien de Gerlache
Born
Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery

(1866-08-02)2 August 1866
Hasselt, Belgium
Died4 December 1934(1934-12-04) (aged 68)
Brussels, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Alma materFree University of Brussels
OccupationNaval officer
Known forCommander of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Spouse(s)Suzanne Poulet (1904-1913)
Elisabeth Höjer (1918-1934)
ChildrenPhilippe
Marie-Louise
Gaston

Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery FRSGS (French pronunciation: [adʁijɛ̃ viktɔʁ ʒozɛf ʒɛʁlaʃ ɡɔmʁi]; 2 August 1866 – 4 December 1934) was a Belgian officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–99.

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Adrien de Gerlache

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Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery FRSGS (French pronunciation: [adʁijɛ̃ viktɔʁ ʒozɛf də ʒɛʁlaʃ də ɡɔmʁi]; 2 August 1866 – 4 December 1934)...

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Belgian Antarctic Expedition

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the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region. Led by Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery aboard the RV Belgica, it was the first Belgian Antarctic...

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Gerlache Strait

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Antarctic Peninsula. The Belgian Antarctic Expedition, under Lt. Adrien de Gerlache, explored the strait in January and February 1898, naming it for the...

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Neko Harbour

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coast of Graham Land. Neko Harbour was discovered by Belgian explorer Adrien de Gerlache during the early 20th century. It was named for a Scottish whaling...

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Gaston de Gerlache

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de Gerlache de Gomery (Brussels, 17 November 1919 – Oudenaarde, 13 July 2006) was a Belgian polar explorer. Gaston de Gerlache was the son of Adrien de...

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Roald Amundsen

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Amundsen began his career as a polar explorer as first mate on Adrien de Gerlache's Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899. From 1903 to 1906, he...

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Wilhelmina Bay

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discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–99 led by Adrien de Gerlache. The bay is named for Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, who reigned...

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Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration

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University Press. p. 260. ISBN 9780521309035. "Antarctic Explorers – Adrien de Gerlache". South-pole.com. Retrieved 22 September 2008. Huntford (Last Place...

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Lemaire Channel

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the Belgian Antarctic Expedition passed through. Expedition leader Adrien de Gerlache named it for Charles Lemaire (1863-1925), a Belgian explorer of the...

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Cape Gerlache

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Mawson, who named it for Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache, leader of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–1899. "Gerlache, Cape". Geographic Names Information...

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Anvers Island

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1832 and named in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Adrien de Gerlache after the province of Antwerp in Belgium. It lies south-west of Brabant...

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Terra Nova Bay

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BrNAE, 1901–04, and honors Belgian Antarctic explorer Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache. 74°53′S 163°48′E / 74.883°S 163.800°E / -74.883; 163.800. A cove...

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Nipple Peak

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was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Adrien de Gerlache. The name, which suggests the shape of the feature, was given by the...

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Avicenna Bay

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It was roughly charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Adrien de Gerlache, 1897–99, photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1956–57, and...

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Pic de Gerlache

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northeastern coast of Greenland. He named it after Belgian explorer Adrien de Gerlache (1866–1934). Although this peak was an important landmark for the...

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Belgica Mountains

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Expedition (1957-1958) under Gaston de Gerlache, and named after the ship Belgica, commanded by his father, Lt. Adrien de Gerlache, leader of the Belgian Antarctic...

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Doumer Island

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was first seen by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Adrien de Gerlache. It was resighted and charted by the French Antarctic Expedition,...

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Mount Gaston de Gerlache

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1960, under Guido Derom, and was named by Derom for Gaston de Gerlache, son of Adrien de Gerlache (leader of the first Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99)...

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Cuverville Island

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the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for Jules de Cuverville (1834–1912), a vice admiral of the French...

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Farthest South

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After the first overwintering on continental Antarctica in 1898–99 (Adrien de Gerlache), the prospect of reaching the South Pole appeared realistic, and...

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Etterbeek

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Belgian-Armenian writer René Carcan (1925–1993), engraver and sculptor Adrien de Gerlache (1866–1934), officer of the Belgian Navy and leader of the Belgian...

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Scurvy

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of 1897–1899 became seriously affected by scurvy when its leader, Adrien de Gerlache, initially discouraged his men from eating penguin and seal meat....

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Brabant Island

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It was named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it after the Belgian Province of Brabant, in recognition...

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History of Antarctica

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23 June 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2008. "Antarctic Explorers – Adrien de Gerlache". South-pole.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved...

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Useful Island

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lying in Gerlache Strait off the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Adrien de Gerlache. The...

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