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11 Facts About Sir Ernest Shackleton


Top Ten Ernest Shackleton Facts | Chimu Adventures

1. Sir Ernest Shackleton was born in Kildare, Ireland · 2. Shackleton's first trip to Antarctica was with another prominent explorer · 3. In 1904, ...

11 Facts About Sir Ernest Shackleton - Mental Floss

Polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 voyage to Antarctica was an epic failure, but he returned a hero.

Ernest Shackleton | Biography, Expeditions, Facts, & Voyage of ...

Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who attempted to reach the South Pole. Best known for his 1914–16 expedition, ...

Who was Sir Ernest Shackleton? - Facts for Children - Twinkl

Sir Ernest Shackleton's expeditions took place during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, a period between the late 19th century and the start of the First ...

Ernest Shackleton - Wikipedia

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 ...

Thirteen incredible facts about legendary explorer Sir Ernest ...

1. Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was born to Anglo-Irish parents on February 15, 1874 in Co. Kildare, Ireland, with the family moving to Sydenham in London 10 ...

Ernest Shackleton Facts for Kids

Major Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton CVO OBE FRGS FRSGS (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British ...

Sir Ernest Shackleton

A fascinating new biography of Ernest Shackleton lavishly illustrated with over 100 photographs, some of them never published before.

History of Shackleton's Expedition - Antarctic Heritage Trust

Ernest Shackleton was 33-years-old when he led his first expedition to Antarctica, determined to be the first to reach the Geographic South Pole.

11 Facts About Sir Ernest Shackleton - Mental Floss: History - Quora

Polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 voyage to Antarctica was an epic failure, but he returned a hero. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/653242/sir- ...

Ernest Shackleton: The Entrepreneur of Survival - News

The great polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton never achieved his goal of traversing the continent of Antarctica, but is remembered these days for something ...

Sir Ernest Shackleton | Royal Museums Greenwich

He received a hero's welcome when he returned to England and was knighted. What was the purpose of Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic expedition? In 1914, in command ...

The Stunning Survival Story of Ernest Shackleton and His ...

The men on the British expedition to Antarctica endured entrapment, hunger, frigid weather, angry seas—and near madness.

Into the ice: the Antarctic expeditions of Sir Ernest Shackleton | Blog

When he was 16, Shackleton left school and started an 'apprenticeship before the mast' with the North Western Shipping Company aboard the ship ...

Ernest Shackleton (Polar Explorer and Sailor) - On This Day

Throughout his career Shackleton embarked on four significant Antarctic expeditions, although he never did achieve his goal of crossing the Antarctic continent.

Ernest Shackleton - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Determined to do better, he returned to Antarctica in 1907 as leader of the Nimrod Expedition. In January 1909, he and three companions made a southern march.

Shackleton's Endurance - Endurance22

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (born 15th February 1874, died 5th January 1922) was an Irish-born British polar explorer involved in four pioneering ...

Ernest Shackleton - Antarctic Explorers - South-Pole.com

Ernest Henry Shackleton was born at Kilkea House, County Kildare, on February 15, 1874. The Shackletons came originally from Yorkshire. The founder of the ...

Death of Shackleton - South Georgia Museum

2 / 11. Previous. Next. Death of Shackleton. Quest approaches South Georgia ... ' Sir Ernest Shackleton. The constant setbacks and difficulties seemed to ...

Ernest Shackleton - South - Chapter 11, The Rescue - Cool Antarctica

by Sir Ernest Shackleton. Preface Chapters: I. Into the Weddell Sea | II. New ... biography - Angie Butler The Endurance : Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic ...