The 1999 route is marked as a dashed line in green; Shackleton's fateful path is shown as a solid blue line. Click on the inset map of South Georgia to see Shackleton's route across South Georgia ...

In 1902, Scott, Dr. Edward Wilson, and Ernest Shackleton set out with dog teams and sledges aiming to be the first to reach the South Pole. They pushed south to 82º16.5'S, when scurvy ...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of British explorer Ernest Shackleton’s expedition ... person to cross Antarctica via the South Pole. But his hopes were dashed when ...

The expedition - which included Ernest Shackleton - reached further south ... to plan an expedition to be the first to reach the South Pole. He spent years raising funds for the trip.