Romanian biologist Emil Racoviță joins the Belgica Antarctic Expedition, the first scientific expedition to overwinter in Antarctica.
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Romanian biologist Emil Racoviță joins the Belgica Antarctic Expedition, the first scientific expedition to overwinter in Antarctica.
The ship becomes trapped in Antarctic ice. The crew faces months of isolation, extreme cold, and complete darkness.
After a year of drifting and laborious ice-channel cutting, the crew finally freed the ship and returned to Europe year after.