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Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic Expeditions, Pt. 1
Stuff You Missed in History Class
Shackleton and the Magnetic South Pole
Shackleton made it farther during this expedition than he had during his attempt with robert falcon scott. But on january seventh, 19 o nine, he and his team turned back after realizing they would run out of food if they kept going. They were about 97 nautical miles from the south pole. The ponies often sank in deep snow up to their bellies. Some of them also died after eating volcanic and and one died after falling into a crevasse. Shackleton later worked with edward saunders to write a two volume work, the of the antarctic.
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