125 years ago #onthisday, somewhere near the South Pole…
— The Public Domain Review (@PublicDomainRev) June 22, 2023
From Frederick A. Cooke's Through the First Antarctic Night, 1898–1899, in which he writes about a night lasting 2 months, experienced as part of the ill-fated Belgica expedition. More here https://t.co/WGHKLzEaqq #OTD pic.twitter.com/8Qbc1Doz5f
Says it all
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