Where was Ernest Shackleton from?
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Ireland
An Antarctic explorer.
💡 Did you know? Shackleton was born in Ireland and went to sea at just 16.
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Which region did Shackleton explore?
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Antarctica
He aimed to cross it.
💡 Did you know? Shackleton set out for Antarctica three times: yet never reached the South Pole itself.
What was Ernest Shackleton’s ship called?
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Endurance
In the pack ice, 1915.
💡 Did you know? His ship Endurance was crushed by pack ice and sank; the crew was stranded on the ice.
What is incredible about the expedition?
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all survived
Despite months of hardship.
💡 Did you know? After nearly two years in the ice, Shackleton brought all 27 men home alive, without a single death.
What does Shackleton stand for today?
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leadership
A model to this day.
💡 Did you know? Shackleton's crisis leadership is still taught at business schools as a model of management.
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