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Upon his death, he was lauded in the press but was thereafter largely forgotten, while the heroic reputation of his rival Scott was sustained for many decades. Later in the 20th century, Shackleton was "rediscovered", [4] and he became a role model for leadership in extreme circumstances. [5]
Shackleton died at Grytviken, South Georgia, however, at the outset of the journey. His exertions in raising funds to finance his expeditions and the immense strain of the expeditions themselves were believed to have worn out his strength.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 2, 2014 · But on January 5, 1922, Shackleton suffered a heart attack on his ship and died. He was buried in South Georgia. Reverence for Shackleton's heroism and leadership didn't...
At around 2.50am on the morning of 5 January 1922, Sir Ernest Shackleton died in his cabin on board the exploration ship Quest, while it was anchored off South Georgia. He was 47 years old.
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...
Jan 5, 2022 · Desperate to conquer the frozen frontier, Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922) undertook four dangerous journeys to Antarctica, including his famous failure-turned-successful survival mission on the Endurance. One hundred years after his death, Rhiannon Davies spoke to polar explorer and biographer Sir Ranulph Fiennes about Shackleton’s incredible ...
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Mar 10, 2022 · How did Ernest Shackleton die? In 1921 Sir Ernest returned to the Antarctic but died aged 47 from a heart attack while his ship was moored at South Georgia. How was the ship found?
