Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton

British polar explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton established his place in the annals of history after ensuring the survival of his entire crew following the shipwreck of Endurance in 1915. A new ...

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SlashGear: Antarctic Explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton's Rare Scotch Returned To The Frozen Wilds

Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was a famous explorer of the frozen wilds. Shackleton had a ramshackle hut in Antarctica where he lived during his expedition. Underneath the floorboards ...

Antarctic Explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton's Rare Scotch Returned To The Frozen Wilds

An inspiring example from the journals of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, leader of the failed Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition of 1914-1916: "The thought of those fellows on Elephant Island kept us ...

When Irish explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton set out for the South Pole in 1907 on the Nimrod Expedition (the trip’s moniker owing to the name of his ship, and neither his personality nor his ...

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This story originally appeared on Mental Floss. Anglo-Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton made four expeditions to Antarctica in the early 20th century, failing in many of his objectives but becoming ...

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The wreck of the ship used for Sir Ernest Shackleton's final Antarctic expedition has been located by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) off the coast of Labrador. The Quest, aboard which ...

Washington Examiner: Wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s last ship found off coast of Canada

After 62 years of searching, the ship that led Sir Ernest Shackleton on his final voyage has been found. Using sonar equipment, a team led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society discovered the ...

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