How Did Shackleton Survive The Endurance Expedition?

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How Did Shackleton Survive The Endurance Expedition? History Hit is aboard an expedition to locate one of the world’s most famous shipwrecks, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance. Trapped and eventually crushed by the Antarctic ice in 1915, no attempt to locate her since has been successful. But what really happened on that ill-fated polar voyage just over a century ago? And why has the Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-16 gone down as one of the greatest survival stories in history? In this animated explainer, we explore how the Endurance expedition unfolded, how it came close to disaster, and how it forged a generation of legendary polar explorers like Ernest Shackleton, Frank Worsley and Tom Crean. Against all the odds, all 28 men of the expedition survived after an epic Antarctic journey across the Weddell Sea to Elephant Island and finally South Georgia. You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: https://bit.ly/45Y4Oyg #Shackleton #Endurance #HistoryHit

Published 2022-02-28 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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