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Preface
Chapters: I.
Into the Weddell Sea | II.
New Land | III.
Winter Months | IV.
Loss of the Endurance | V.
Ocean Camp
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The March Between | VII.
Patience Camp | VIII.
Escape From the Ice | IX.
The Boat Journey | X.
Across South Georgia | XI.
The Rescue | XII.
Elephant Island | XIII.
The Ross Sea Party | XIV.
Wintering in McMurdo Sound | XV.
Laying the Depots | XVI.
The Aurora's Drift | XVII.
The Last Relief |
XVIII.
The Final Phase Appendix 1: Scientific Work | Sea-Ice Nomenclature | Meteorology | Physics | South Atlantic Whales and Whaling Appendix 2: The Expedition Huts at McMurdo Sound Pictures: page 1 | page 2 | page 3 | page 4 | page 5 | page 6 |
| Summary (4 pages) of the Trans Antarctic Expedition | Selected pictures at higher quality |
 Sea Elephants on South Georgia Sea Elephants or Elephant Seals are common on this island and were the target of commercial sealing for many years. About half the world's population lives on or around South Georgia. |
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 The Cliffs we Descended Whilst Crossing the Island Shackleton , Crean and Worsley set off to cross the Island of South Georgia, they had landed on the wrong side to the whaling stations and were the first people ever to attempt such a crossing. |
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 One of the Glaciers we Crossed |
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 A Typical View in South Georgia |
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 Rough Memory Map of Route Across South Georgia Drawn after arrival in Stromness whaling station |
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 Panorama of South Georgia Sometimes known as "The Alps in Mid Ocean" South Georgia is a very ruggedly beautiful plave. |
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 The Yelcho A Chilean steamer that rescued the rest of the crew from Elephant Island, the was the fourth attempt that Shackleton had made to reach his stranded men. |
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 Arrival at Punta Arenas With the Rescued Men On arrival in Chile, the crew of the Endurance became celebrities and crowds gathered to see them. |
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 Frank Wild, Second in Command in the Expedition |
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 Our Dugout Digging a shelter in a snow bank on Elephant Island |
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 The Hut on Elephant Island For the men awaiting rescue on Elephant Island, home was the two remaining lifeboats upturned and laid side by side, twenty two men lived like semi-frozen sardines within its cramped, dark interior. |
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 View of the Interior of Hut on Elephant Island Composite photograph and drawing of the "Snuggery" or the "Sty". Inside measurements: 18 feet by 9 feet by 5 feet at its highest point. Twenty-two men lived in this hut on two levels for four and a half months. |
Shackleton - South Pictures page 5
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