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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Commemorated atInformation
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
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese nobleman who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa, in 1488, the first European known to do so since ancient times.
1 memorial
Robert Thomas
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
John Sullivan
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Magnus Manson
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
William Braine
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial