Ernest Shackleton
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Ernest Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish explorer who led expeditions to Antarctica in the early 1900s and became famous for his leadership during dangerous polar journeys. His legacy matters because his expeditions advanced geographical knowledge of Antarctica and his survival strategies during extreme conditions are still studied as examples of resilience and command under crisis.
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- 1874
- Died
- 1922
- Works
- 46
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- Report of voyage, by commander
- The heart of the Antarctic
- South The story of Shackleton's 1914 - 1917 Expedition
- South : the Story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 Expedition
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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton 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.
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- Endurance — Self (archive footage)2024
- Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival — Self2023
- Encounters at the End of the World — Self - (archive footage)2007
- Southward on the Quest — himself1922
- South — Leader of the Expedition (as Sir Ernest Shackleton)1919
- Departure of the British Antarctic Expedition from Lyttelton, New Zealand, 1st January, 1908 — Self
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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.
Born in Kilkea, County Kildare , Ireland , Shackleton and his Anglo-Irish family moved to Sydenham in suburban south London when he was ten. Shackleton's first experience of the polar regions was as third officer on Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Discovery expedition of 1901–1904, from which he was sent home early on health grounds, after he and his companions Scott and Edward Adrian Wilson set a new southern record by marching to latitude 82° S. During the Nimrod Expedition of 1907–1909, he and three companions established a new record Farthest South latitude of 88°23′ S, only 97 geographical miles (112 statute miles or 180 kilometres) from the South Pole, the largest advance to the pole in exploration history. Also, members of his team climbed Mount Erebus, the most active Antarctic volcano. On returning home, Shackleton was knighted for his achievements by King Edward VII.
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1874 births1922 deaths20th-century Anglo-Irish people20th-century British explorers20th-century Irish explorersAntarctic expedition deathsBritish Army personnel of the Russian Civil WarBritish Army personnel of World War IBritish explorers of AntarcticaCollection of the Scott Polar Research InstituteCommanders of the Royal Victorian Order