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An illustrated 1900 account of Cook's experiences on the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, which endured winter darkness and scurvy in Antarctica.
List of contents
Introduction; 1. In and about Rio de Janeiro; 2. From Rio de Janeiro to Montevideo; 3. Organisation of the expedition; 4. The Belgica, her equipment, her comforts and discomforts; 5. Montevideo to Punta Arenas; 6. Punta Arenas, the southernmost town; 7. From Punta Arenas to Ushuaia, through the Fuegian Channels; 8. A race of Fuegian giants; 9. Discoveries in a new world of ice; 10. Discoveries in a new world of ice (continued); 11. From Dancoland to Alexander Islands; 12. Across the Antarctic Circle - first efforts to penetrate the pack; 13. Along the edge of the pack-ice; 14. Over unknown waters into the frozen sea; 15. Helpless in a hopeless sea of ice; 16. Bird's-eye view of the pack - autumnal tempests; 17. The fading days of the autumn; 18. The autumn (continued). Work and pastime; 19. The fading days of the autumn (continued); 20. The days of twilight preceding the long night; 21. The South Polar night - departure of the sun; 22. The South Polar night (continued). Days of discontentment; 23. The South Polar night (continued). The death of Danco; 24. The South Polar night (continued). Midnight to dawn; 25. Spring - sunrise - twilight of dawn; 26. The spring (continued). Return of light - a sledge journey; 27. Summer; 28. Summer (continued); 29. Freed from the ice-embraces - return to civilisation; Appendix.
Summary
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 winter in the Antarctic. Cook, the ship's doctor, describes the challenging conditions in the Antarctic Circle, where the ship became ice-bound for almost a year.
