Ernest Shackleton's Ill-Fated Antarctic Expedition
August 20, 2018
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as posted by the channelIn 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew embarked upon the vessel Endurance. Their destinationthe South Pole, in an attempt to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. But the Imperial TransAntarctic Expedition met an untimely end when the ship became trapped by ice just 97 nautical miles from the earth’s most southerly point. Shackleton and his crew became severely ill and eventually abandoned the ship, drifting on sheets of ice for months until they reached Elephant Island, where they were rescued. Read more
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