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   Jan 14, 2022 · Like Lansing's "Endurance," it's a story of epic adventure and survival in Antarctica told by someone who knows just how harsh and difficult the continent's endless miles of mountains and glaciers and freezing cold can be. It's considered one of the definitive accounts of the Scott and Amundsen expeditions, which claimed the life of Scott.

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   The Lost Men: The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton’s Ross Sea Party. Kelly Tyler-Lewis. Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 Antarctic endeavor is legend, but for sheer heroism and tragic nobility, nothing compares to the saga of the Ross Sea party. The untold story of the last odyssey of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration.

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   What is 'Antarctica' about?

   • Author: Gabrielle Walker Published in 2013, "Antarctica" offers a look at the continent today, with a particular focus on the scientists and support personnel based at some of the research stations operated by the U.S., France and other countries.

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   What is Shackleton's story about Antarctica?

   • First published in 1919, Shackleton methodically describes the entire spectacular expedition covering the moment his ship sunk to his crossing of South Georgia island. The report can be slow-paced at times but absorbing nonetheless and remains one of the most popular books about Antarctica.

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   How did Ernest Shackleton discover Antarctica?

   • In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance and set sail for Antarctica where he planned to make the first crossing of the uncharted continent on foot. What unfolded would become the defining saga of the ‘Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration’.

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   How long does Scott go on his first expedition to Antarctica?

   • Just before they get married, he gets the offer to go on Scott’s first expedition to the Antarctic, the Discovery Expedition. So within weeks of their marriage, he’s gone for two and a half years. She follows his mission and is reunited with him at the end of that expedition in New Zealand.

   Remembering the 'Ice Widows' of a Doomed Antarctic Expedition

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   Feb 24, 2024 · The story of American explorer Admiral Byrd’s 1934 Antarctic expedition became an instant bestseller upon its release. He was already an international hero after piloting the first flights over the North and South Poles. His plan for this latest adventure was to spend six months alone near the bottom of the world, gathering weather data.

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   Sep 15, 2022 · In her new book Widows of the Ice: The Women That Scott’s Antarctic Expedition Left Behind, author Anne Fletcher recenters that story around the wives of three of the explorers: Kathleen Scott ...

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   Feb 2, 2024 · Ten Days Trapped on the Edge of Antarctica. by Turney, Chris. Book - 2017. On Christmas Eve 2013, a ship carrying 72 people - including children - became trapped in the Antarctic ice. As weather threatened to crush the ship, the ship's crew and passengers used social media to share their predicament with the world.

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   Feb 23, 2024 · A sisterhood of 14 adventure seekers from all walks of life join TODAY to talk about conquering their latest challenge: Antarctica. "Nothing could prepare us for what it felt like to sleep in ...

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   Middle Grade Fiction set in Antarctica. 10 books — 2 voters. Queer Books Set in Antarctica. 5 books — 1 voter. Lists about: Ice and Snow, Polar Horror, Stories set in Antarctica, To the Poles, Adventure Travel & Exploration In The Polar Regions, Found-In-Ice Stori...