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Mar 9, 2009 · Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure. Set sail aboard the Endurance with Sir Ernest Shackleton and his 27-man crew and witness one of the most extraordinary survival stories of all time.
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- Canadian Museum of History
Nov 6, 2020 · Ernest Shackleton became the ultimate model for crisis management when his ill-fated 1914 Antarctic expedition met with disaster. His ship, the Endurance, was stranded amidst t...more. Few ...
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- Weird History
Here I bring a video Gameplay of Antarctic Adventure Full Game 100% Walkthrough of NES - Nintendo | Longplay , where I have completed the full game and havin...
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- Endurance Expedition
- Shackleton's Rescue Mission
- Fate of The Second Crew
- Shackleton's Earlier Expeditions
- Additional Reading
- Bibliography
Formally known as the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, the Endurance Expedition to Antarctica began in August 1914. The crew sailed to the Weddell Sea via South Georgia. "His expedition would consist of two ships: one would drop supply depots for him and the other from the other side of the continent, which he would personally lead," British ex...
On April 9 1916, the Endurance Expedition crew left the ice floe in the lifeboats, reaching the uninhabited and remote Elephant Island on April 14. Ten days later, Shackleton set off to find help. He selected five crew members to join him and set sail in the 22.5-foot-long (6.9-meter-long) lifeboat called the "James Caird". He left the remainder of...
The story of the Endurance's crew is a supreme example of survival against the odds. However, the neglected Ross Sea Party became stranded off Antarctica until January 1917. "Shackleton was criminally negligent in his planning for the other side," Fiennes said. "Three of the party (including the commander Aeneas Mackintosh) died and of course there...
In 1901 Shackleton served as Third Officer under the command of Captain Robert Falcon Scott on the British National Antarctic Expedition, named after the expedition's ship 'Discovery'. The expedition was a milestone in British polar exploration, and the group conducted extensive scientific and geographical research into what was then a largely unex...
Historian Dan Snow spoke to Ranulph Fiennes about his research into Shackleton's expedition and his own Antarctic exploring. The Royal Geographical Societyhas a wealth of fantastic home-schooling, classroom or personal study resources on Shackleton's Antarctic expeditions.
"Shackleton: A Biography" Ranulph Fiennes (Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House, 2021)Alfred Lansing, Endurance. The true story of Shackleton’s incredible voyage to the Antarctic (Phoenix, 2003)- Tom Garner
Jan 15, 2018 · Alone: Lessons on Solitude From an Antarctic Explorer. Many know of the epic race in 1910 between Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott to be the first to reach the South Pole, and the tragic end met by the latter explorer.
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Apr 14, 2023 · From autobiographical accounts written by Antarctica's pioneering explorers, to detailed wildlife guides, to an amusing spin on Antarctica's "foodie scene," this list of Antarctica books is sure to inspire you to take the polar plunge yourself and get you ready for an Antarctic cruise adventure:
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Feb 27, 2024 · The best books about Antarctic history & exploration. The ‘Heroic Era’ of Antarctic exploration was about a lot more than just the quest for the South Pole. Here are more tales to read while somewhere warm and comfortable.
