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The third man factor or third man syndrome refers to the reported situations where an unseen presence, ... Sir Ernest Shackleton, in his 1919 book South, ...
Launching the James Caird from the shore of Elephant Island, 24 April 1916 The voyage of the James Caird was a journey of 1,300 kilometres (800 mi) from Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands through the Southern Ocean to South Georgia, undertaken by Sir Ernest Shackleton and five companions to obtain rescue for the main body of the stranded Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914 ...
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was an attempt to cross the Antarctic continent led by Ernest Shackleton.The personnel were divided into two groups: the Weddell Sea party consisting of the men who would attempt the crossing and their support, and the Ross Sea party whose job it was to lay stores on the far side of the Pole for the members of the Weddell Sea party who would make the ...
On 27 November 2011, the ashes of Frank Wild were interred on the right-hand side of Shackleton's gravesite in Grytviken. The inscription on the rough-hewn granite block set to mark the spot reads: "Frank Wild 1873–1939, Shackleton's right-hand man." [194] In June 2024, wreck hunters found Quest, the vessel on which Shackleton made his final ...
Shackleton: Death or Glory (also titled Chasing Shackleton) is a three-part documentary series following an attempt by adventurer Tim Jarvis to re-create the journey of Ernest Shackleton during his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1916.
Angelman syndrome is a rare, incurable neurogenetic disorder that can cause intellectual disability, speech and balance problems, developmental delays and possible seizures, according to the Mayo ...
AS is a random, equal-opportunity syndrome that affects approximately 1 in 15,000 people, and presents itself primarily as extreme neurologic impairment. AS affects both sexes and all races equally.
On 2 February 1916, Shackleton sent a larger party back to recover the third lifeboat. [70] Food shortages became acute as the weeks passed, and seal meat , which had added variety to their diet, now became a staple as Shackleton attempted to conserve the remaining packaged rations.