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.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton
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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
William Braine
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
John Hammond
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Stephen S. Stanley
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Sir Francis Drake
Sea captain, explorer and pirate. Born in Crowndale, near Tavistock, Devon. He spent his formative years in the house of his cousin Sir John Hawkins and by 1565 was voyaging to Guinea and the Spani...
6 memorials
Cornelius Hickey
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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