History in photos

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Antarctica's
most heroic story

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Shackleton's Endurance

History in brief:

1909
The British explorer Ernest Shackleton came close to being the first human to reach the South Pole, but was forced back when supplies ran perilously low.

Two years later
Another explorer accomplished the feat, so Shackleton fashioned a new goal: To be the first to cross the Antarctica Continent. In 1915 he sailed into the Wendell Sea to begin the trek.

Unfortunately
Shackelton's Endurance ship became trapped in ice and was slowly crushed. The Endurance began listing (see photo) and eventually sank, leaving the Shackelton team shipless in the middle of nowhere. Miraculously, he was able to lead his men safely back to civilization on a long journey over perilous ice and open seas.

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