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In 1897 the Belgian Antarctic Expedition set sail in search of the south magnetic pole, but their journey was scuppered by a long, arduous winter trapped in the pack ice. Malnourishment, madness, and the threat of murder loomed. Julian Sancton, author of\xa0Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica\u2019s Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night,\xa0charts their extraordinary journey.\n\xa0\n(Ad) Julian Sancton is the author of\xa0Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica\u2019s Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night\xa0(Ebury, 2021)\n\xa0\nBuy it now from Waterstones:\xa0https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-hexpod&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fmadhouse-at-the-end-of-the-earth%2Fjulian-sancton%2F9780753553442\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices