shackleton--handsome.jpg (4772 bytes)PHOTO OF SHACKLETON

"Ernest Shackleton, a British polar explorer, hired Frank Hurley to record, in still and moving pictures, an expedition to Antarctica, the last unexplored region on Earth."

The following website presents a photographic record of the extraordinary journey of Shackleton and his crew. In this activity you will click on the photographs to get a first-hand record of this survival story.

 

Re-enact Shackleton’s voyage
At this site, click on the ship.  On the left is a map of the journey of the Endurance around Antarctica, click on it.
1.  Click on the first circle dated Dec. 5, 1914. Look at photograph on the right. Describe the photo.

 
2. Click on the circle dated Spring 1915. Describe the men. How are they dressed? What are they doing?

 
3. Click on the circle dated Oct. 27, 1915. Describe the ship.

 
4. Click on circle dated Jan. 1 – Apr. 9, 1916. What are the men doing? Describe the boat.

 

This site leads to an interactive game called Escape from Antarctica that walks you through Shackleton’s expedition.

 

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