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Oct 21, 2020 · The discovery of Ernest Shackleton's ship at the bottom of Antarctica's Weddell Sea recalls a grueling expedition when men endured entrapment, hunger, frigid weather, angry seas—and near...
Shackleton's four attempts to rescue the crew of the Endurance from Elephant Island. The first from South Georgia, the second from the Falkland Islands and the third and then successful fourth attempts from Punta Arenas in Chile.
Mar 13, 2022 · The discovery, after 107 years, of Ernest Shackleton’s sunken ice breaker Endurance in the deep, icy waters of Antarctica is only the latest chapter in a gripping tale of heroism and survival ...
Mar 9, 2022 · Shackleton was a renowned polar explorer whose team aspired to find Antartica, but their hopes were dashed when the icy conditions trapped both the boat and the crew in sea ice for more than 10...
Mar 9, 2022 · Historian Dan Snow spoke to Ranulph Fiennes about his research into Shackleton's expedition and his own Antarctic exploring.
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It recounts the story behind his remarkable 1914 expedition to the South Pole, the astonishing hardship endured by his crew and their remarkable escape from seemingly certain death when their ship, The Endurance, became trapped in the ice flow, sank and they were forced to begin life on the ice.
Ernest Shackleton led his first expedition to Antarctica on the Nimrod. One of the objectives of the journey was to reach the South Pole. It was the second time that he tried, the first being with Robert Scott on the Discovery expedition in 1902.
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