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The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration was an era in the exploration of the continent of Antarctica which began at the end of the 19th century, and ended after the First World War; the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition of 1921–1922 is often cited by historians as the dividing line between the "Heroic" and "Mechanical" ages. [1] [2] [3]
Scientists accidentally discovered an 118-year-old painting by one of Britain's most famous explorers in Antarctica.
The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration began at the end of the 19th century and closed with Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1917. [ 52 ] During this period the Antarctic continent became the focus of an international effort that resulted in intensive scientific and geographical exploration and in which 17 major ...
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (2 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was the only such one during the Heroic Era organised, manned and supported primarily by Australians. [ 2 ] The huts included a magnetograph hut, used to measure variations in the south magnetic pole ; an absolute magnetic hut, which was used as a reference point for studies in the magnetograph hut; and the ...
Shipwreck experts found Ernest Shackleton’s last vessel on the ocean floor 62 years after its sinking. The polar explorer died aboard the vessel over a century ago.
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic.He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899 was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region. Led by Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery aboard the RV Belgica , it was the first Belgian Antarctic expedition and is considered the first expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration .