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What adventurer dropped out of Amherst College went on an expedition bordering the Arctic Circle and returned to become a pioneer of the frozen food industry?
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Why did Shackleton get knighted?
In 1907, he led his own British Antarctic Expedition in the Nimrod. Other members of the expedition climbed Mount Erebus and reached the south magnetic pole. Using ponies and also dragging his own sledges Shackleton himself led a party which reached to only 97 miles from the Pole. Although there had not been much government support beforehand, Shackleton received a hero's welcome when he returned. He was knighted, becoming Sir Ernest Shackleton.
What is capias ret executed?
Capias Returned Executed
War of Jenkins's Ear how many volunteers returned home?
In the Jenkins' Ear, thirteen ships of volunteers were sent to help the Spanish test their defenses. Six of these ships returned home.
What two provinces were returned to France as a result of the treaty?
The provinces of Alsace and Lorraine were returned to France following World War I. It was done as part of the Treaty of Versailles in order to punish Germany.
Did the government after the French Revolution last?
Until 1815 when the Monarchy was returned to power.
How many ships returned from Magellans expedition?
one
When did ernest shackleton's nimrod expedition return?
The Nimrod Expedition returned to England on the June 14th 1909.
Robert Falcon Scott what date he returned?
Robert Falcon Scott did not return from his second polar expedition: he died on the Antarctic continent. His first expedition, however, returned to Portsmouth docking on 10 September 1904.
What did Squanto discover when he returned to America with Captain Thomas Dermer's expedition?
Squanto discovered that his tribe, the Patuxet, had been wiped out by disease, likely brought by earlier European explorers. He then joined the Wampanoag tribe and later played a key role in the survival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth by teaching them agricultural techniques.
How many ships returned from the magellans expedition?
One, the Victoria, with 18 of the original crewmen.
When was Charles Sturt's first expedition?
Charles Sturt's first expedition departed in November 1828 and returned several months later in March 1829.
Why did Henry VII finance Cabots second expedition?
John Cabot returned to England, thinking he had found the northeast coast of Asia. Henry Vll was impressed and financed a second expedition.
What day did Hume and Hovell finish their expedition?
Hume and Hovell returned from their expedition early in 1825. On 18 January 1825, they arrived back at Hume's homestead near Lake George.
What information did the Pike's expedition bring back?
They returned with important descriptions of the Great Plains and the vally of the Rio Grande.
Who was portuguese who led a Spanish expedition?
Ferdinand Magellan was the Portuguese explorer who led a Spanish expedition to circumnavigate the world. The expedition began in 1519 and lasted for four years to 1522 when his crew returned home without Magellan. Magellan died in 1521.
Why did the Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition fail?
This expedition's goal was to cross the Antarctic continent. Beset by ice and destruction of their ship, the men survived various, grueling adventures and returned to civilization. The duration of the expedition was about three years. Brutal cold and unbelievable survival tales marked this expedition, but no men died. Because no lives were lost, this expedition is rarely termed a "failure."
How old was William Clark after the expedition?
William Clark was 40 years old when the expedition concluded in 1806.
