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| Pictures of Antarctica |
Pictures page 5
South! by Sir
Ernest Shackleton
Original Titles in Bold - comments by webmaster
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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 |
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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 |
 Marooned on Elephant Island The men left behind when the 6 strong rescue party set out to South Georgia for help. |
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 Elephant Island |
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 The Rescue Ship Sighted The Yelcho comes into view of the men on Elephant Island, note the signal fire to the left of the picture on the small hill. |
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 All Safe, All Well A small rowing boat sets out from the Yelcho carrying Shackleton back to his men. |
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 View Through a Cave on Elephant Island |
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 The Aurora The ship that was used by the Ross Sea party |
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 Ice Stalactites On Elephant Island |
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 A Newly Frozen Lead The Endurance can be seen in the background. The channel is a recently frozen over lead of water formed when the large ice floe split along the line into the distance. |
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 The Ross Sea Party |
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 Macintosh and Spencer-Smith Being Dragged on the Sledge The Ross Sea party who's job it was to lay depots en route to the South Pole to be used by the Trans-Polar party, had great difficulties of their own. |
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 The Rudder Was Bent Over to Starboard and Smashed |
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 Next Morning the Jury Rudder Was Shipped |
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