 In 1905, she was used in an expedition to chart the north east coast of Greenland, Svalbard and Franz Josef Land, de Gerlache again being involved.In 1907–09, "Belgica" was used in an expedition to the Arctic], again headed by Philippe and captained by de Gerlache.It was planned to map Arctic Russia, but these plans were abandoned when "Belgica" again became trapped in ice.