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Person    | Male  Born 15/2/1874  Died 5/1/1922

Sir Ernest Shackleton

Categories: Exploring

Countries: Arctic & Antarctic, Ireland

Sir Ernest Shackleton

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.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Ernest Shackleton

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Hay's Wharf - riverside

Hay's Galleria In the mid 1850's, following the steady rise of the River Tham...

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Shackleton statue

In Exhibition Road façade, on left of picture. This bronze statue stands in a...

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Sir Ernest Shackleton - SE26

Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874 - 1922) antarctic explorer, lived here. L.C.C.

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