James Weddell was born in Ostend, Belgium, on 24 August 1787. He was a British navigator and sealer and undertook three expeditions to Antarctic regions. On his third voyage and in search of new hunting grounds in 1823, he unexpectedly beat James Cook’s southern...
On March 5, the “Endurance22” expedition discovered the wreck of Shackleton’s ship and published their sensational find on March 10. Practically at the same time, the band Hanreti released their music album about an Antarctic expedition. Image:...
George W. DeLong was born in New York City on August 22, 1844. He entered the United States Naval Academy at the age of 17 and became a lieutenant in 1869. On July 8, 1879, he set out from San Francisco on the ship Jeannette to clarify the fate of the missing ship...
In the 1930s, more than 30,000 whales were killed and processed worldwide each year. By 1960, the number of marine mammals killed increased to about 40,000 per year. As a result, many whale species were on the verge of extinction. (Photo: Cor Gransbergen) We always...
Umberto Nobile was born on January 21, 1885 in Lauro near Naples. Nobile was an Italian airship pioneer and general. He became especially famous for the polar voyages with his two airships “Norge” and “Italia”. Umberto Nobile died on July 30,...
