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      • He planned to cross Antarctica from a base on the Weddell Sea to McMurdo Sound, via the South Pole, but the expedition ship Endurance was trapped in ice off the Caird coast and drifted for 10 months before being crushed in the pack ice.
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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Ernest-Henry-ShackletonErnest Shackleton | Biography, Expeditions, Facts, & Voyage ...

    5 days ago · Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton is best known as a polar explorer who was associated with four expeditions exploring Antarctica, particularly the Trans-Antarctic (Endurance) Expedition (1914–16) that he led, which, although unsuccessful, became famous as a tale of remarkable perseverance and survival.

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  4. www.historytools.org › stories › sir-ernestSir Ernest Shackleton: Heroic Antarctic Explorer and ...

    4 days ago · The Endurance Expedition: A Testament to Human Resilience. Shackleton‘s most famous expedition, the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, began in 1914. The plan was to cross the Antarctic continent via the South Pole, but fate had other plans.

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  6. www.historytools.org › stories › the-unsung-heroesThe Unsung Heroes of Shackleton‘s Endurance Expedition: A ...

    5 days ago · The Weddell Sea party, consisting of 28 men, set sail on the Endurance from Plymouth, England, on August 8, 1914, just days before the outbreak of World War I. Assembling a Crew of Experts. Shackleton was keenly aware that the success of the expedition would depend on the quality of his crew.

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    1 day ago · To this end, he made preparations for what became the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917. The expedition was struck by disaster when its ship, Endurance, became trapped in pack ice and finally sank in the Weddell Sea off Antarctica on 21 November 1915.

  8. www.bbc.com › learningenglish › featuresBBC Learning English - Lingohack / Endurance: Shackleton's ...

    Episode 220427 / 27 Apr 2022. The story… Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in the Antarctic. Learn language related to… shipwrecks. Need-to-know language… preserved – kept in its...

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    May 15, 2024 · 1 subscriber. 0. 3 views 4 hours ago. Embark on a gripping journey back to 1914 with Sir Ernest Shackleton's legendary expedition to Antarctica aboard the Endurance. Trapped in a frozen...

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  10. www.geos.ed.ac.uk › ~rsgs › rsgsMap of Shackleton's proposed journey to the South Pole

    6 days ago · The expedition's goal had to be abandoned when the Endurance was beset by sea ice short of its goal of Vahsel Bay. It was later crushed by the pack ice and the crew undertook an epic journey to return to South Georgia, and everyone from Endurance survived. back to Polar Images