Ernest Shackleton - Wikipedia Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (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
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, 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
Ernest Shackleton And His Daring Expeditions Into The Antarctic The heroic captain of the Endurance, Anglo-Irish explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton braved the frigid wastelands of Antarctica three times in the early 1900s In 1914, explorer Ernest Shackleton and his team of 27 men set off to become the first people to cross Antarctica on foot
The Expedition - Shackleton. Sir Ernest Shackleton, like many in the Heroic Age of Exploration, felt the magnetic pull of the South Pole In 1901 he was a member of Scott’s Discovery Expedition, but dreamed of heading up his own
‘By Endurance We Conquer’: Who Was Ernest Shackleton? 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 Remembered as much for his failures as his successes, Shackleton has something of a complex legacy
Ernest Shackleton - Ernest Shackleton SHACKLETON SIR Find out more about the life and adventures of Sir Ernest Shackleton with interactive content about Antarctic expeditions and his remarkable life Scroll or Swipe down to read more SHACKLETON WAS BORN 1874 Ernest Henry Shackleton was born on the 15th February 1874 in Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland The second of ten children
Antarctic Explorers: Ernest Shackleton - South-Pole Shackleton, with his soft heart for animals, believed he heard the last pony, "Socks", whinnying "all night for his lost companions" They started eating pony maize Shackleton remained optimistic, reporting on December 11 that, "Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all"
BBC - History - Ernest Shackleton Discover key facts about Ernest Shackleton the Antarctic explorer who led both the 'Nimrod' and 'Endurance' expeditions