Shackleton

American

[shak-uhl-tuhn] / ˈʃæk əl tən /

noun

Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, English explorer of the Antarctic.

Shackleton British

/ ˈʃækəltən /

noun

Sir Ernest Henry. 1874–1922, British explorer. He commanded three expeditions to the Antarctic (1907–09; 1914–17; 1921–22), during which the south magnetic pole was located (1909)

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"The noble gases in ice provide a unique way to look at ocean temperature change," Shackleton said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

Shackleton famously reached the whaling station of Stromness on South Georgia in 1916 after spending 18 months stranded on Antarctica with his crew.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Shackleton, glimpsed on camera in the studio where he vamped his narration, knows his act breaks and thematic beats.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

"We're still working out the exact conditions that allow such ancient ice to survive so close to the surface," said Shackleton.

From Science Daily • Nov. 5, 2025

In July, Queen Alexandra made a royal tour of inspection of Endurance at the dock in London and presented Shackleton and his crew with an inscribed Bible.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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