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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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...
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
George Thompson
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
H. T. D. Le Vesconte
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
William Gibson
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Magnus Manson
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Sir Joseph Hooker
Botanist and explorer. Born Joseph Dalton Hooker, son of Sir William, at Halesworth, Suffolk. He travelled widely around the world, bringing back many species of plants to Britain. Became director ...
1 memorial
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