ANTARCTIC EXPLORERS

SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON

SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON

• Sir Henry Ernest Shackleton was born in Ireland, but grew up in Britain, which set him up to lead three British expeditions.
• He was born on Feb 15 1874, and he died on Jan 5 1922.
• He joined his first expedition in 1901 but got sent home early due to bad health.

SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON

• He first led the Trans-Antarctic Expediton. Disaster came when his ship, the Endurance, was crushed by ice.
• His men used three boats and went through dangerous conditions to get to Elephant Island.
• But Elephant Island is more than 800 miles from the nearest inhabited land with people who could help them.
• He left his crew behind and travelled to South Georgia where he would find help.

SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON

• He died of a heart attack on the 5 Jan 1922. He was going to the Antarctic again on a boat called the Quest. He died at Grytviken which is near South Georgia, where he is buried.

SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON

SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON

• When he was young he was a romantic adventurer who then became interested in exploring, and then joined the Royal Geographical Society while still at sea. He earned himself a place in Captain Scott's Expedition in 1901.
• And that was also his first expedition.

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