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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton CVO OBE FRGS FRSGS (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Sep 20, 2024 · Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who attempted to reach the South Pole. Best known for his 1914–16 expedition, in which his ship, Endurance, was crushed by pack ice, Shackleton and his crew endured months of hardship, including a harrowing voyage to South Georgia Island, before being rescued.
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...
Jun 13, 2024 · The shipwreck of the boat used for Ernest Shackleton's final voyage has been discovered. Shackleton was an explorer, who lead many missions into Antarctica in the early 1900s.
Discover key facts about Ernest Shackleton the Antarctic explorer who led both the 'Nimrod' and 'Endurance' expeditions.
Learn about the explorer Ernest Shackleton in this BBC Bitesize KS1 primary history guide.
Mar 9, 2022 · One of the most famous Antarctic explorers in history, and routinely voted as one of the greatest Britons of all time, Sir Ernest Shackleton is a name which lives on as much as in legend as in history.
Sir Ernest Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer, who made three expeditions to the continent, most famously in 1914 on the Endurance.
Sep 17, 2021 · It's 100 years to the day since Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton set out on his final expedition. Leaving London through Tower Bridge, and hailed by a large crowd, his intention was...
Jan 5, 2022 · A team of scientists have held a ceremony in the Antarctic honouring the achievements of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. He died 100 years ago on 5 January 1922 during his final Antarctic...
