Sue Halliwell marks the 150th anniversary of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s birth by tracing his ill-fated British ...

On 3 June 1916, Stanley had ever seen so many people at the new Town Hall, to welcome Sir Ernest Shackleton who gave a brief account of his late expedition ... journey to Elephant Island, then ...

(Wikipedia) Despite the Antarctic winter Yelcho neared Elephant Island and on 30 ... fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance became trapped in the ice ...

Once Shackleton decides to relocate and try to reach Elephant Island, their journey ... who had been refused a job with the ...

Back on the real Endurance, pack ice was encountered ... I think I'll be keeping it installed. When the expedition arrived at Elephant Island, the men felt solid ground beneath their feet the ...