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Ernest Shackleton
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Josh
⟶ Updated 24 Jul 2018 ⟶
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24 Jul 2018
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24 Jul 2018
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Josh
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24 Jul 2018
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Events
Ernest Shackleton was born in irland
Ernest and his family move to london
Joins merchant navy
Certified as Master Mariner
Goes to Antarctica on an expedition with Captain Scott
Reaches the then Farthest South coming within 530 miles of the South Pole
Takes on a variety of jobs non of witch lasted vary long
Marries Emily Dorman
First child, Raymond Shackleton
Second child, Cecily Shackleton
Quit his job(s)
The ship Nimrod leaves Britain for Antarctica
Reaches a new Farthest South of 97 miles from the South Pole
He was knighted Sir Ernest Shackleton
Third child, Edward Shackleton
The news that the South Pole had been reached caused Shackleton to turn to a plan to cross Antarctica via the South Pole
The ship Endurance leaves Britain on Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Endurance becomes trapped in sea-ice
damage to the ship and the threat of more from surrounding pack-ice causes Shackleton to order the abandonment of the Endurance, the crew decamp to the surrounding ice
the Endurance sinks leaving the crew stranded.
The crew of the Endurance make it to Elephant Island
Returns to Britain and volunteers for the war effort, is later awarded an OBE for his efforts
Publishes a book "South" about the Endurance expedition
Leaves Britain for Antarctica on board the ship Quest
Quest reaches South Georgia,
Sadly dies of a heart attach
request of his wife he is buried in the whalers cemetery in South Georgia
