ERNEST SHACKLETON

WHO WAS SHACKLETON?

• He was born on February 18, 1874 in Ireland.
• Moved to London, England when he was 10.
• His father was Henry Shackleton and his mother was Henrietta Letitia Sophia Gavan.
• For school, he went to Dulwich College.
• He was interested in adventure, but particularly interested in exploring the South Pole.
• Shackleton had three children.
• He married a woman named Emily.
• He died of a heart attack in 1922.

WHAT DID SHACKLETON DO?

• In 1890, he left London to become a sailor.
• Shackleton led a few British expeditions to the Antarctic.
• Amazingly, no one died on his travels.
• On his third trip, his ship became ice-locked and his crew abandoned the ship and had to board small boats to Elephant Island.
• He lived on a life boat for months and spent two years trying to get rescued.
• He tried to go to Antarctica for the last time in 1921-1922 and this is when he died.

WHERE DID SHACKLETON EXPLORE?

• On his 2nd trip to the Antarctic, he made it to within 97 miles of the South Pole before he had to return home.
• Everyone on his ship was stranded.
• He did all of his expeditions in the polar region of the South Pole and in Antarctica.
• He planned to cross Antarctica from the Wedell Sea to McMardo Sound.
• He drifted at sea for 10 months.
• He and 5 men took a life boat to South Georgia.
• He embarked on all of his expeditions on ships.

WHEN DID SHACKLETON DO HIS EXPLORATIONS?

• He did four explorations to reach the South Pole, in 1901-1903, 1907-1909, 1914-1917, and finally 1921-1922 when he died.
• His ship was destroyed in 1915 on his third expedition.
• During this expedition, Shackleton and his men were on ice for 2 YEARS, before they were rescued.
• His first trip was when he was 25.
• He returned to England in 1916.

WHY DID SHACKLETON EXPLORE?

• He always wanted to be the first to reach the South Pole.
• He made a goal of passing through the the South Pole via Antarctica.
• In 1900, he volunteered in a expedition to reach the South Pole.
• In 1911, anotherNorwegian explorer reached the South Pole before him.

WHAT TOOLS DID SHACKLETON USE?

• His ships were named the Discovery, the Nimrod, the Endurance, and the Quest.
• They needed warm clothes, food, water, and navigation devices.
• He was very knowledgeable and an excellent leader

HOW DID SHACKLETON'S EXPLORATION IMPACT THE WORLD?

• He's always remembered for his exploration of a largely unknown continent without any modern travel or radio communication.
• He was considered an excellent and respected leader.
• He had the ability to recruit the right people for his expeditions.
• His life was a inspiring story of how being positive can help you survive.
• He was forgotten, but his story was rediscovered in the 20th century.

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