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Endurance: Surviving Antarctica | Perseverance | 4

Against The Odds

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The Nightmare on Elephant Island

Ernest shackleton and his crew dock on elephant island after a harrowing journey. They set up camp but soon find they are at risk of being swept out to sea in the middle of the night by storms. The closest whaling station is 800 miles away, but it's too dangerous for Shackleton to take three boats across that much water. He'll have to go now just to work out how he doesn't care any more about surviving winter.

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