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Ernest Shackleton was born in irlandErnest and his family move to londonJoins merchant navyCertified as Master MarinerGoes to Antarctica on an expedition with Captain ScottReaches the then Farthest South coming within 530 miles of the South PoleTakes on a variety of jobs non of witch lasted vary longMarries Emily DormanFirst child, Raymond ShackletonSecond child, Cecily ShackletonQuit his job(s)The ship Nimrod leaves Britain for AntarcticaReaches a new Farthest South of 97 miles from the South PoleHe was knighted Sir Ernest ShackletonThird child, Edward ShackletonThe news that the South Pole had been reached caused Shackleton to turn to a plan to cross Antarctica via the South PoleThe ship Endurance leaves Britain on Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic ExpeditionThe Endurance becomes trapped in sea-icedamage 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 icethe Endurance sinks leaving the crew stranded.The crew of the Endurance make it to Elephant IslandReturns to Britain and volunteers for the war effort, is later awarded an OBE for his effortsPublishes a book "South" about the Endurance expeditionLeaves Britain for Antarctica on board the ship QuestQuest reaches South Georgia,Sadly dies of a heart attachrequest of his wife he is buried in the whalers cemetery in South Georgia
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