Born Kilkee, county Clare, Ireland. He led several Antarctic expeditions and located the South magnetic pole during his voyage of 1907-1909. Died of a heart attach on a voyage to the South Atlantic on his ship Quest moored in South Georgia.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Commemorated ati
Hay's Wharf - riverside
Hay's Galleria In the mid 1850's, following the steady rise of the River Tham...
Shackleton statue
In Exhibition Road façade, on left of picture. This bronze statue stands in a...
Sir Ernest Shackleton - SE26
Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874 - 1922) antarctic explorer, lived here. L.C.C.
Other Subjects
Thomas Work
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
UK Antarctic Heritage Trust
Established to support the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust in raising funds for the conservation of historical explorers' huts in the Ross Sea Region of Antarctica, and to recognise and conser...
1 memorial
Alexander Wilson
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Robert Johns
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Henry Lloyd
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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