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3 days ago · 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 .
4 days ago · The expedition, known as the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition (John Rowett, an old friend of Shackleton's, was the main sponsor), would also attempt to discover sub-Antarctic islands and spend the southern winter in the Pacific islands.
5 days ago · Collector Tony Shields pictured on January 2023 at Point Wild on Elephant Island in Antarctica. This is where, in 1915, most of Ernest Shackleton’s shipmates lived under two upturned boats, for ...
3 days ago · Prometheus is a 2012 science fiction horror film co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott, with the screenplay co-written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof. It is the fifth installment in the Alien franchise.
4 days ago · Scott & Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure: The Discovery (Season 2 Episode 3 of 6): Rob Bell looks at the history of RRS Discovery. Great British Ships airs on 5SELECT at 9:00 PM, Monday 22 July.
1 day ago · Retrace the historic voyage of Sir Douglas Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) and experience the grandeur of remote East Antarctica. Cross the Antarctic Circle and cruise the pack ice, skirting majestic ice cliffs and marvelling at beautifully sculpted icebergs. Keep watch for emperor and Adélie penguins porpoising along the ...
3 days ago · A noticeable number of these shorts, such as "The Three Little Pigs," "The Old Mill," "The Tortoise and the Hare," and "Ferdinand the Bull," would even get Oscar nominations — earning Disney 13 ...
