Ernest Shackleton
Ernest Shackleton was born on February 15, 1874. He was originally from Yorkshire. The expedition he went on was called "The NIMROD Expedition". This expedition of the South Pole lasted from 1907 to 1909. In 1907 they left New Zealand traveling to the South Pole.
There were three parties on the expedition. One would go west, one of which would go east, and the other would go south. On January 9, 1909 they reached the southernmost point in their journey and planted the flag then headed back for home.
Citation: http://www.south-pole.com/
Group members: Lou Farese, Connor Phillips, Dan Bowen
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Sir Ernest Shackleton first crossing of the Antarctic continent, a feat he considered to be the last great polar journey of the "Heroic Age of Exploration." In December 1914, Shackleton set sail with his 27-man crew, many of whom, it is said, had responded to the following recruitment notice: "Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success. —Ernest Shackleton."Ice conditions were unusually harsh, and the wooden ship, which Shackleton had renamed Endurance after his family motto, Fortitudine Vincimus—"by endurance we conquer," became trapped in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea.
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One of Ernest Shackleton's most famous expeditions was between 1914 and 1916. His ship, the Endurance, became trapped in packed ice. Him and his men were forced to abandeon the Endurace and camp out on the ice. The Endurance was later crushed by the ice flows. When the ice began to melt, Shackleton and his men sailed in the lifeboats to the desrted Elaphant Island. Shackleton and five of his other men had to row to South Georgia Island to get help for the rest of his men.
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