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That man was Ernest Shackleton, who along with Frank Worsley, Tom Crean, John Vincent, Timothy McCarthy and Harry McNish sailed the 22.5 foot (6.9 metre) lifeboat, the James Caird, 800 miles, (1500kms) across the Southern Ocean from Elephant Island to South Georgia in the Antarctic winter in 1916.
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When you stand facing south you are looking towards the?
south pole
When did Ernest Shackleton go to 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.
What is the name of the two far end poles of magnet?
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What Location is at 90 Latitude?
The North Pole is at 90 North & the South Pole is at 90 South.
Is the South Pole in the Arctic?
No. The South Pole is in the Antarctic. The North Pole is in the Arctic.
How did Captain Robert Falcon Scott travel to the South Pole?
Captain Scott and his crew sailed from England to Antarctica, and from their base near Mt Erebus, the team trekked -- man-hauling sledges laden with supplies -- across the ice fields to the South Pole.
How did Robert falcon Scott get to the south pole?
Scott man-hauled -- walked -- toward the South Pole after disembarking on the continent from his ship, which he sailed from England.
Who discover south pole?
On December 14, 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his crew of the ship Fram were the first to reach the South Pole.
How many people were in Roald Amundsen' crew in the race to the south pole to Antarctica?
15 people
In 1958 the Nautilus sailed under the ice of the North Pole why couldn't it sail under the South Pole?
As miraculous as nuclear submarines are, they cannot sail under continents. The South Pole is located on the continent of Antarctica, 10% of the surface area of planet Earth.
How did Scott get to Antarctica?
Scott traveled to Antarctica as the leader of the British Antarctic Expedition in 1910. He and his team sailed to Antarctica on the ship Terra Nova, which brought them to their base camp at Cape Evans. They then used sledges and dogs to travel across the continent to the South Pole.
What ships did captain Scott use to go to the south pole?
Captain Scott sailed the Terra Nova to Antarctica in 1910. In 1901-04, Captain Scott sailed in the Discovery. Both expeditions were named after their ships.
What year did Roald Amundsen sail to Antarctica?
Amundsen sailed twice to Antarctica, once with the Belgica Expedition in 1887 and again in 1910 with his South Pole Expedition.
How many miles is it from the south pole to the north pole?
It takes about 12,450.5 miles from the north pole to the south pole or south pole to north pole.
Why did Robert Falcon Scott choose to explore the South Pole not the North Pole?
Scott, the explorer, wanted to bring glory to England. The current news at the time was that the North Pole had already been 'conquered' -- reportedly by Cook in 1908 and Peary in 1909. Scott had been to Antarctica in the Discovery Expedition which left England in 1901. In 1910, he sailed again for Antarctica, and his 'conquest' of the South Pole.
Does the south pole or the north pole have landmass?
south pole
When you stand facing south you are looking towards the?
south pole
