81 - The Other World
Antarctic explorer Emil Racovita and crew including Amundsen, Cook, Adrien de Gerlache embark on pioneering 1897-99 Belgica expedition, first to winter in Antarctica. The documentary presents the life…
81 - The Other World
Antarctic explorer Emil Racovita and crew including Amundsen, Cook, Adrien de Gerlache embark on pioneering 1897-99 Belgica expedition, first to winter in Antarctica. The documentary presents the life and research of Emil Racovita, one of the first Antarctic explorers, a pioneer of oceanology and the founder of a new science, the bio-speleology. He created in Cluj the first Institute of Speleology in the world. Using photographs made by Emil Racovita in Antarctica, the film focuses mainly on the Belgica expedition (1897-1899), the first scientific expedition who wintered in Antarctica, having Roald Amundsen, Frederick Cook on board and Adrien de Gerlache as captain. —Ana Boariu
81 - The Other World
Biography,Documentary,History
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Antarctic explorer Emil Racovita and crew including Amundsen, Cook, Adrien de Gerlache embark on pioneering 1897-99 Belgica expedition, first to winter in Antarctica. The documentary presents the life and research of Emil Racovita, one of the first Antarctic explorers, a pioneer of oceanology and the founder of a new science, the bio-speleology. He created in Cluj the first Institute of Speleology in the world.
Using photographs made by Emil Racovita in Antarctica, the film focuses mainly on the Belgica expedition (1897-1899), the first scientific expedition who wintered in Antarctica, having Roald Amundsen, Frederick Cook on board and Adrien de Gerlache as captain. —Ana Boariu.