Belgica (disambiguation)

Belgica ordinarily denotes the Roman province of Gallia Belgica.In the Roman province, a mixture of Germanic and Gaulish peoples were referred to by Romans as BelgaeThe Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries, later divided in:Belgica Foederata or the federal Dutch RepublicBelgica Regia or the royal Southern NetherlandsThe kingdom of Belgium revived the toponym in a new form in 1830.RV Belgica has been the name of two Belgian scientific research vessels, of 1884 and 1984.The Belgian Antarctic Expedition was named after the first Belgica.Belgica (genus), a genus of fliesThe Belgica Mountains in Antarctica were named after the first research vessel.The Belgica Mounds are seamounts in the Porcupine Bight in the NE Atlantic. They were named after the RV Belgica which investigated these features during a scientific cruise in 1997.
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