Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
1874-1922
British Explorer
Sir Ernest Shackleton, British polar explorer and veteran of four Antarctic expeditions, is considered one of the greatest explorers of all time....
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Ernest Shackleton
Born February 17, 1874, Kilkea, Kildare, Ireland Died January 5, 1922, South Georgia Island, Antarctica
Ernest Henry Shackleton, the son of a doctor, was born in Ireland on Februar...
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The Irish explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922) is known for his ambitious examination of sections of Antarctica.In the early 20th century, certain nations, especially Great Britain, Norway...
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Wellington (dpa) - Veteran New Zealand adventurer Sir Edmund
Hillary, making what could be his last visit to Antarctica at the age
of 87, called on Britain Sunday to help pr...
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Taller than the trees and built to last ages, the Shakers' stone barn towered over the rolling fields east of the Hudson River and symbolized the religious group's tireless industry.Lately, the 19t...
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Wellington (dpa) - Sir Edmund Hillary was honoured throughout the
world as the first man, with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, to climb Mount
Everest, the world's highest peak at 8,8...
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OBITUARY ROUNDUP: Edmund Hillary, first to climb Everest, dies at 88
By David Barber, dpa
Eds: Updates graf 5 to confirm he visited Kathmandu in 2006, includes
last visi...
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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
Ernest Shackleton
Ernest Henry Shackleton, Sir
Hillary urges Britain to save Antarctic explorers' huts
