After Shackleton's experience with the Endurance, he served in the British Army and continued his expeditions until his death in 1922. It can be argued that his previous Antarctic experiences ...

Into approximately the same period as Shackleton's expedition falls Charcot's voyage on the “Pourquoi Pas” in the Antarctic (1908-1910). In sportsmanlike spirit this French explorer refrained ...

The expedition aimed to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. It failed to accomplish this but instead became recognized as an epic feat of endurance when Shackleton rescued all ...

Shackleton went on to become a knight of the realm, led several Antarctic expeditions ,and climbed an active Antarctic volcano. Born in 1874 in County Kildare, Shackleton resisted his father’s ...

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The Antarctic continent is cold, dark, and desolate for much of the year, so scientists want a cuddly feline companion to ...

Shackleton is best known for the trials of his ill-fated expedition to Antarctica, which set off in summer 1914 and saw his ship trapped and swallowed by the ice pack. He and his crew were forced ...

Reading up on Antarctica's natural history and golden age of exploration can make your trip more entertaining and educational ...

The world’s biggest iceberg is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that’s home to millions of penguins and seals.

The Discovery Expedition of 1901–1904 ... become leading figures in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, including Scott, Ernest Shackleton, Edward Wilson, Frank Wild, Tom Crean ...

You will also notice maps, books and a portrait of the Irish explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton. Famed for his voyages to Antarctica – including the unsuccessful Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition ...