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  1. 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 .

  2. 4 days ago · 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.

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  3. Oct 21, 2020 · Learn how Ernest Shackleton and his crew endured 10 months of entrapment, hunger, and frigid weather in Antarctica's ice, and how they finally escaped and made it home. See stunning photos of the shipwrecked Endurance discovered in 2022.

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  4. Apr 2, 2014 · Sir Ernest Shackleton was an explorer who in 1901 joined an expedition to the Antarctic. He was sent home early due to bad health. Devoted to creating a legacy, he led the Trans-Antarctic...

  5. Jun 12, 2024 · Shipwreck experts found Ernest Shackleton’s last vessel on the ocean floor 62 years after its sinking. The polar explorer died aboard the vessel over a century ago.

  6. 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.

  7. Learn about the life and achievements of Ernest Shackleton, the Anglo-Irish leader of the 'Endurance' expedition of 1914-16. Find out how he survived the sinking of his ship, crossed the ice and reached South Georgia to rescue his crew.