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At the age of 21, he participated in his first expedition, which led him to Russia. Two years later, he travelled alone and on horseback through the Pamir mountains. 1903 to 1905 he led an expedition through Tibet.
Following his return from Tibet, he was tasked with organizing a German expedition to map Antarctica. After a training expedition to Spitzbergen, they set off with their ship Deutschland on May 4, 1911. The expedition entered the Weddell Sea and discovered Luitpold Coast and the Filchner-Ronne Ice ShelfThe Filchner-Ronne ice shelf is in Antarctica bordering the Weddell Sea. The seaward side of the Filchner-Ronne ice sheet is divided into Eastern (Filcher) and the larger Western (Ronne) sections by Berkner Island. The whole ice shelf covers some 430,000, which Filchner had originally named after the German emperor Wilhelm II. They were the first expedition to enter further into Weddell Sea than James WeddellJames Weddell ( August 24, 1787 September 9, 1834) was an English navigator, sealer, and explorer of the antarctic. Early life He entered the merchant service very early in his life and was apparently bound to the master of a Newcastle collier (a coal tra some 80 years before.
The ship overwintered in the pack ice after attempts to set up a base on the ice shelf had failed because of an icebergAn iceberg berg is the German word for mountain is a large piece of ice that has broken off from a glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water. Typically, around 8/9 of the volume of an iceberg is under water, and that portion's shape can be diffic calving. It wasn't until SeptemberSeptember is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. The name comes from the Latin septem for " seven" September was originally the seventh month of the year, before January and February were inserted. In Greek civilization, S 19121912 is a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar) Events January 1 Establishment of Republic of China. January 6 New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U. January 17 British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott and a team of four begin the that the Deutschland was free again and could return.
Filchner never returned to Antarctica, but went on many journeys through NepalNepal situated in the Himalayas, is the world's only Hindu kingdom. It is in South Asia, sharing borders with China ( Tibet Autonomous Region) and India. Nepal Adhirajya ( In Detail) (Full size) National motto: "Ja'nani Jan'mabhumis'hchaa Svar'gadapi Gari and Tibet, including a geographic survey of Nepal in 1939Events January-June January 2 End of term for Frank Finley Merriam, 28th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Culbert Levy Olson. January 24 Earthquake kills 30. 000 in Chile about 50. 000 sq mi razed January 26 Falangists take Barcelona January 26. He spent World War II in India.
Filchner died at the age of 80 in Zurich, Switzerland.