he came 112 miles away from the geographic south pole.
Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922) was a British explorer who commanded three expeditions to the Antarctic (1907-09, 1914-17, 1921-22), during which the South Magnetic Pole was located in 1909. His primary objective was to discover the South Pole, but was defeated by his use of ponies instead of huskies and heavy storms. The 1907-09 expedition got to within 178 km of the South Pole.
Sir Ernest Shackleton's most famous Antarctic expedition was the Endurance expedition in 1914-1917. Shackleton did not reach the South Pole during this expedition, but he made heroic efforts to save his crew after their ship was crushed in the ice.
He was the first person to get the firthest to the north pole
Sir Earnest Shackleton never made it to the South Pole. The first team to reach the pole was led by the Norwegian, Roald Amundsen.
Shackleton achieved 89 degrees S, which is about 66 miles from the South Pole.
he came 112 miles away from the geographic south pole.
he dicovered that he was not first to reach the south pole.
they used a certain transportation
He got to the south pole.
Sir Ernest Shackleton decided to attempt to cross Antarctica via the south pole.
Ernest Shackleton did not reach the South Pole. He led expeditions to Antarctica, including the famous Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914-1917 where his ship, the Endurance, became trapped in ice and sank. Shackleton and his crew never made it to the South Pole but they did manage to survive against incredible odds.
Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922) was a British explorer who commanded three expeditions to the Antarctic (1907-09, 1914-17, 1921-22), during which the South Magnetic Pole was located in 1909.
Sir Ernest Shackleton dreamed of being the first person to reach the South Pole but his dream never came true, as Roald Amundsen beat him to it. However, Shackleton went on to lead an ambitious Antarctic expedition in 1914, aiming to be the first to cross the continent via the South Pole.
Ernest Shackleton's exploration was driven by a desire to be the first to reach the South Pole, to further scientific knowledge of Antarctica, and to enhance his reputation and secure his place in history as an explorer.
Ernest Shackleton left from London to go to the South Pole for his antarctic expedition on the first of august in 1914. He and his crue members were stuck in the bitterly coldness for almost 2 years.
Ernest Shackleton took dogs but not horses on his expeditions to Antarctica. He used sled dogs to help transport supplies and equipment across the icy terrain.