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 died on board his ship, Quest, in 1922 and was buried in Grytviken.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

In April 1916, Shackleton took five crew members in a small boat in search of help for the others.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Shackleton explains his conceptual framework for it over long takes of serene, sunny Vallejo locations: an empty parking lot, a church, an intersection, a wooded house.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

“At 5 P.M. she went down by the head: the stern...was the last to go under water,” Shackleton recorded in his diary that night.

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

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