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- Leaving London through Tower Bridge, and hailed by a large crowd, his intention was to map still uncharted coastal regions of the White Continent. But he never managed it, dying of a heart attack before reaching the polar south at the island of South Georgia.
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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...
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Mar 13, 2022 · On February 24, 1915, with winter advancing, the expedition decided to hunker down in the hope of breaking free when summer rolled around again. Ernest Shackleton's Endurance ship found in ...
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Mar 9, 2022 · Launched in August 1914, the expedition became one of the most famous survival stories of all time after the expedition's ship, Endurance, became stranded and then sank during the voyage to the...
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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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Mar 9, 2022 · THE extraordinary discovery of the Antarctic exploration ship Endurance took place at the weekend on the 100th anniversary of the funeral of Sir Ernest Shackleton, who led the expedition and saved all the crew with a legendary feat of seamanship.
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Jan 18, 2022 · The loss of the Endurance and a later, extraordinary ocean crossing to South Georgia Island by a small party led by Shackleton are well-known chapters in the saga. Less familiar is the story of...
May 21, 2012 · Shackleton was a leader of an era of polar exploration, but his misadventure began in 1915, when his ship sank just 15 months into the Antarctic journey, stranding him and 28 men. Their...
