Shackleton’s lost ship found
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Scientists have found the wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, 107 years after it sank during his ill-fated attempt to reach the South Pole

Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) Escape across Southern Ocean regarded as epic feat of survival

Endurance
44m-long steam yacht lost 3,000m under Weddell Sea

South Pole
ANTARCTICA
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BRITISH TRANS-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION (1914-1916)

1 South Georgia
1 Dec 5, 1914: Endurance departs South Georgia in attempt to complete first land crossing of Antarctica

2 Jan 18, 1915: Ship trapped in ice

3 Feb-Oct: Drifts in pack ice

4. Nov 21: Endurance, crushed by ice, sinks

5 Nov 1915-Apr 1916: Crew reaches Elephant Island in lifeboats

6 Apr-May 1916: Shackleton and five men sail 1,300km to South Georgia to seek help

7 Aug 1916: Rest of crew rescued, taken to Chile

SOUTHERN OCEAN
400km 250 miles

Elephant Island

WEDDELL SEA

Larsen C ice shelf
                       
Antarctic Peninsula

ANTARCTICA

SA Agulhas II: 13,700-tonne icebreaker used in search
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Pictures: Getty Images, Weddell Sea Expedition, Frank Hurley, Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust Sources: Weddell Sea Expedition 2019, Ocean Infinity, Encyclopedia Britannica © GRAPHIC NEWS