Shackleton

[ shak-uhl-tuhn ]

noun

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

Shackleton

/ ˈʃækəltən /

noun

1. ShackletonSir Ernest Henry18741922MBritishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer 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)

Example Sentences

A poignant memorial to polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton from his crew has gone on display in Dundee after a journey of more than 7,000 miles from the South Atlantic.

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Shackleton died in 1922 in South Georgia during his final expedition.

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Its unveiling coincides with the release of a new documentary on Shackleton's doomed Endurance expedition and the 2022 hunt for the sunken vessel.

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Interest in Shackleton's adventures remains high more than a century after his death.

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Ernest Shackleton was born in County Kildare, Ireland, in 1874.

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