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In this illustrated 1900 publication, Frederick Cook (1865-1940) gives a detailed account of his experiences on the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, the first to endure the harsh winter of the Antarctic. The goal of the expedition was scientific discovery, and Cook, the ship's doctor, tells an engaging story of 'new human experience in a new, inhuman world of ice'. Boarding the Belgica in Rio de Janeiro, he joined a crew that included Roald Amundsen, who would later lead a Norwegian expedition to the South Pole. Cook describes the challenging conditions in the Antarctic Circle, where the ship became ice-bound for almost a year, with over two months of total darkness. When crew members developed scurvy, Cook took over command from the Belgian naval officer Adrien de Gerlache. Notably, he helped save lives by promoting the consumption of penguin and seal meat at a time when Vitamin C had yet to be discovered.

Belgica (Ship) --- Expédition antarctique belge --- Antarctica --- Discovery and exploration --- Belgian. --- Belgian Antarctic Expedition --- Belgica-ekspedisjonen --- "Belgica" Expedition --- Expédition antarctique belge, 1897-1899 --- Antarctic regions --- Polar regions

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Natural history --- Physical geography --- Cook, Frederick Albert, --- Belgica (Ship) --- Expédition antarctique belge --- Antarctica --- Antarctique --- Discovery and exploration --- Belgian --- Découverte et exploration belges

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Frederick Albert Cook (June 10, 1865 - August 5, 1940) was an American explorer, physician, and ethnographer, noted for his claim of having reached the North Pole on April 21, 1908. His expedition did discover Meighen Island, the only discovery of an island in the American Arctic by a United States expedition. In 1911 Cook published a memoir of his expedition, continuing to assert their success. His 1906 account of having reached the summit of Denali has also been discredited.

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Arctic regions