![]() Above all, what struck him was the sheer vulnerability of humans when faced with the unrelenting power of nature. Reading from the crew’s journals, Harris discovered moments of awe against a backdrop of fear. When Shackleton set off aboard Endurance, he began an extraordinary adventure of human survival within a beautiful but also alien and dangerous environment. Inspired by first-hand accounts from Shackleton’s expedition to the Antarctic, Dominic Harris’ new artwork Endurance: The Polar Studies transports the viewer to extreme regions of frozen beauty inhabited by wild creatures. Shackleton and two others then crossed the mountainous island to the whaling station at Stromness.įrom there, he was able to mount a rescue of the men waiting on Elephant Island and bring them home without loss of life.The lost vessel of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, was found at the at the bottom of the Weddell Sea. The ship was crushed by sea-ice and sank in 1915, forcing Shackleton and his men to make an astonishing escape on foot and in small boats.ĭespite being submerged in 3km (10,000ft) of water for over a century, videos and photographs show Endurance to be in remarkable condition. Shackleton and five others then made a 1300km journey in the lifeboat, James Caird, to reach South Georgia. After months spent in makeshift camps on the ice floes drifting northwards, the party took to the lifeboats to reach the inhospitable, uninhabited, Elephant Island. ![]() In the Weddell Sea, Endurance never reached land and became trapped in the dense pack ice and the 28 men on board eventually had no choice but to abandon ship. The Ross Sea Party which was landed at Hut Point on Ross Island had the task of laying supply dumps for Shackleton's crossing party, and achieved its objective, but at the cost of three lives lost. It was Sir Ernest Shackleton's ambition to achieve the first land crossing of Antarctica from the Weddell Sea via the South Pole to the Ross Sea. Photo: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition The South African polar research and logistics vessel, S.A. "We hope our discovery will engage young people and inspire them with the pioneering spirit, courage and fortitude of those who sailed Endurance to Antarctica." He said the find was "a milestone in polar history" and would help bring Shackleton's story to the next generation. "It is upright, well proud of the seabed, intact, and in a brilliant state of preservation." Explore more exclusive images: /IMRJALfYVg- National Geographic March 9, 2022Įxpedition director Mensun Bound described the Endurance as "by far the finest wooden shipwreck I have ever seen". Lost for more than a century, explorer Ernest Henry Shackleton's 144-foot long ship, Endurance, has finally been discovered off the coast of Antarctica beneath the icy Weddell Sea. The wreck is protected as a historic site and monument under the Antarctic Treaty, ensuring that while it has been surveyed and filmed it will not be disturbed in any way. The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust has announced the find, saying the wreck was located at a depth of more than 3000 metres in the Weddell Sea. The ship was crushed by sea-ice, forcing British explorer Ernest Shackleton and his men to make an astonishing escape on foot and in small boats. Photo: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust / National Geographic ![]()
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