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The voyage of the James Caird was a journey of 1,300 kilometres (800 mi) from Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands through the Southern Ocean to South Georgia, undertaken by Sir Ernest Shackleton and five companions to obtain rescue for the main body of the stranded Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917.
In May 1916, Sir Ernest Shackleton, Frank Worsley and Tom Crean completed the first crossing of South Georgia as the final leg in an epic voyage that stands as one of the greatest feats of survival of all time.
Shackleton led three major expeditions during what is now known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Sir Ernest Shackleton’s first journey south was in 1901, on the Antarctic expedition led by British naval officer Robert Falcon Scott on the ship Discovery.
17 de sept. de 2021 · Lady Shackleton insisted her husband be buried on South Georgia and redirected his remains. Covid difficulties mean the artefacts won't be in place for the 100th anniversary of the explorer's...
2 de jul. de 2024 · Ernest Shackleton (born February 15, 1874, Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland—died January 5, 1922, Grytviken, South Georgia) was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who attempted to reach the South Pole.
18 de ene. de 2022 · The loss of the Endurance and a later, extraordinary ocean crossing to South Georgia Island by a small party led by Shackleton are well-known chapters in the saga.
Shackleton. In 1914 Ernest Shackleton, intent on completing the final conquest of Antarctica by crossing the continent from sea to sea, arrived at South Georgia and prepared for the trans-continental journey.
