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Why is Ernest Shackleton famous? - by Maria

Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) commanded in 1907-1909 an expedition that reached 88° 23' South latitude, located the magnetic South Pole, and climbed Mount Erebus.

Short Biography:

He was a member of Scott's Antarctic expedition 1901-1904, and also commanded the expedition 1914-1916, which hoped to cross the Antarctic, when he had to abandon his ship, the Endurance, crushed in the ice of the Weddell Sea.

He died on board the Quest on his fourth expedition 1921-1922 to the Antarctic.

Why is Ernest Shackleton famous?

Ernest Shackleton was a Irish Antarctic explorer.

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	Recipients of the Polar Medal
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	Recipients of the Cullum Geographical Medal

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Race for the Poles What Happened After...? The Endurance: Shackleton`s Legendary Antarctic Expedition
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