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	Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Edward Arthur Alexander Shackleton, Baron Shackleton, PC KG (July 15, 1911 - 1994), was a British geographer and Labour politician.
		In 1946, Shackleton was elected as Labour Member of Parliament for Preston in a by-election.
		Lord Shackleton was Pro-Chancellor of the University of Southampton, in which role he was deeply interested in the development of geography at Southampton.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_Shackleton (267 words)

	Ernest Shackleton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Shackleton was born in, Ireland in 1874, and served as a merchant marine officer.
		Shackleton participated in the, which was organized by the Royal Geographical Society in 1901, and led by Robert Falcon Scott.
		Shackleton's base camp was built on Ross Island at Cape Royds, approximately 20 miles (40 km) north of the Scott's Hut of the 1901–1904 expedition.
	www.americancanyon.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Ernest_Shackleton (1672 words)

	Ernest Shackleton
		Shackleton was born in County Kildare, Ireland 1874, and served as a merchant marine officer.
		Shackleton developed scurvy on the return trip and Dr. Wilson was suffering from snow blindness at intervals.
		Shackleton's base camp was built on Ross Island at Cape Royds, approximately 20 miles north of the Scott's Hut of the 1901–1904 expedition.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/e/er/ernest_shackleton.html (1088 words)

	Articles - Ernest Shackleton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Shackleton was born in Kilkea, Ireland in 1874, and served as a merchant marine officer.
		Shackleton participated in the National Antarctic Expedition, which was organized by the Royal Geographical Society in 1901, and led by Robert Falcon Scott.
		Shackleton's base camp was built on Ross Island at Cape Royds, approximately 20 miles (40 km) north of the Scott's Hut of the 1901â€“1904 expedition; the hut built at this camp in 1908 is on the list of the World Monuments Watch's 100_most_endangered_sites [2].
	www.1-ace.com /articles/Ernest_Shackleton (1045 words)

	Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Shackleton was particularly stricken with scurvy, a debilitating deficiency of vitamin C. An antagonism between Scott and Shackleton also surfaced on the trip.
		Shackleton cheered Amundsen's achievement and cast about for a new polar prize, ultimately announcing he would be the first to cross the Antarctic continent from the Weddell Sea coast to the Ross Sea coast.
		Shackleton's leadership and the crew's astonishing bravery—living on ice floes, sailing 800 miles of open ocean in a lifeboat, and crossing previously unexplored mountains and glaciers on foot—brought all 28 men through the ordeal alive.
	main.wgbh.org /imax/shackleton/sirernest-one.html (820 words)

	Antarctic Explorers: Ernest Shackleton
		Shackleton had come to ask for the support of the RGS and the patronage of the King...he planned on spending the next winter in Antarctica and he only had six months to prepare.
		Shackleton was very disappointed when he first inspected the ship; she was run down and smelt strongly of seal-oil.
		Three weeks out Shackleton complained in his diary about the size of their rations...if they were this hungry now, what will it be like "later when we are really hungry?" They shot "Chinaman", the weakest pony, on November 21, ate some of the meat and laid a depot with the rest for when they returned.
	www.south-pole.com /p0000097.htm (6267 words)

	Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Edward Arthur Alexander Shackleton, Baron Shackleton, PC KG (July 15, 1911 - 1994), was a (The people of Great Britain) British (An expert on geography) geographer and (Productive work (especially physical work done for wages)) Labour (A person active in party politics) politician.
		In 1946, Shackleton was elected as Labour (An elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons) Member of Parliament for (Click link for more info and facts about Preston) Preston in a by-election.
		Lord Shackleton was Pro-Chancellor of the (Click link for more info and facts about University of Southampton) University of Southampton, in which role he was deeply interested in the development of (Study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation) geography at Southampton.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Ed/Edward_Shackleton,_Baron_Shackleton.htm (317 words)

	Endurance - Shackleton's Expedition - Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Shackleton grew up with the unique self-confidence that is the priceless gift of privilege, or a colonial upbringing, however poor the purse.
		Shackleton enlisted in the Navy at the age of fourteen, the age limit for entry at that time.
		On September 13, 1900 Shackleton wrote to volunteer for the National Antarctic Expedition which was in the process of being organized under Sir Clements Markham, the president of the Royal Geographical Society.
	www.antarcticconnection.com /antarctic/shackleton/shackleton.shtml (1454 words)

	Unbreakable on Video & DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		At the time, the Endurace's mission to the South Pole was known as the "the last great journey on earth." World War One had just broken out, but Shackleton knew that if his crew successfully competed their quest to reach the South Pole, it would be a great morale booster for his mother country.
		Once Shackleton's crew set up camp; however, cracks in the ice (caused occasionally by killer whales, whose ugly snouts could be seen pushing up through the ice) necessitated the shifting of their fragile campsite to another ice floe.
		The boat was rocked and nearly sunk by a wave that Shackleton deemed more gigantic than any he had seen in 26 years of seagoing.
	video.movies.go.com /unbreakable/html/tales/h_frozen.html (624 words)

	POLAR/ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1910-13
		Shackleton nnounced on February 12 that he was pressing forward with his own plans to lead an expedition to the South Pole.
		Wilson was also approached by Shackleton but likewise declined as he was in the middle of an exhaustive project concerning his bird research in Antarctica; it just wouldn't be appropriate to abandon his studies at this time.
		Shackleton and Scott met in London on May 17, 1907 where Shackleton put in writing to leave "McMurdo Sound base to you, and land either at the place known as the Barrier Inlet or at King Edward VII Land, whichever is the most suitable.
	www.historikorders.com /polar.htm (14841 words)

	Lord Privy Seal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Since the end of the prime ministership of Margaret Thatcher, the position of Lord Privy Seal has frequently been combined with that of Leader of the House of Lords.
		The jocular clarification that the office holder is neither a lord, nor a privy, nor a seal, though sometimes credited to Edward Heath, was attributed by him to Ernest Bevin (this pithy comment echoes that of Voltaire on the Holy Roman Empire - namely that is was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire).
		Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax (1935-1937)
	www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Lord_Privy_Seal (572 words)

	The Endurance - Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition id (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As is pointed out in the documentary, and by the author of the book on which it is based, he had his finger on the pulse of each of his 27 men to such a degree that he could pull each one back from the brink of depression or despair before they went over.
		Sir Shackleton was an excellent leader and he was able to keep the morale high even when the chances for survival looked very bleak.
		Shackleton didn't reach his goal, but he dared to dream and he kept trying until the very end.
	ourlyrics.net /ID_B0000A7W16,cold (973 words)

	Edward Shackleton, Barón Shackleton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Edward Arturo Alexander Shackleton, barón Shackleton (de julio 15, 1911 - 1994), era un geographer y político británico, líder de la Cámara de los lores a partir de 1968 a 1970, y posteriormente líder de oposición de la Cámara de los lores.
		Señor Shackleton era Favorable-Canciller de la universidad de Southampton, en que papel él estaba profundamente interesado en el revelado de la geografía en Southampton.
		Alexandra Shackleton en diciembre de 1997 en el edificio de Shackleton de la universidad, que del contiene los departamentos la geografía y psicología.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ed/Edward%20Shackleton,%20Bar%F3n%20Shackleton.htm (237 words)

	Shackleton news
		Alexandra Shackleton, the Society's President, was delighted to announce that the NASA Mars Exploration Rover mission, which is naming the craters explored by the rover Opportunity after ships of exploration, has named a small Martian crater the 'James Caird'.
		Shackleton writes on board the Mauretania in the midst of preparations for the Quest expedition: 'I was sorry the line was bad this morning'; the line to [John Quiller] Rowett's house was bad too -- 'they told me afterwards that the exchange is the worst in the Kingdom!'.
		The Honourable Alexandra Shackleton, granddaughter of the explorer, President of the James Caird Society and a worthy champion of her grandfather's achievements, gave an extensive interview during a recent visit to the United States in conjunction with the WGBH/NOVA Shackleton film opening.
	www.jamescairdsociety.com /latest.php (8119 words)

	South Georgia Island Welcome
		Shackleton House and other unnecessary buildings have been demolished.
		Crag Jones achieved the first solo ascent of the highest of the Three Brother's peaks at 2040 metres (6,693 feet), which was the highest of the remaining unclimbed peaks on the island.
		Warren Miller Films made an extreme ski and snow boarding film of their descent of Nordenskold and the descent of Mount Norman at the south-west tip of the island.
	www.sgisland.org /pages/main/news4.htm (854 words)

	The Antarctic Sun: A century of exploration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Shackleton, who clashed bitterly with Scott during the journey, may have been motivated by the conflicts to strike out on his own during future, more famous expeditions, Dettmar said.
		On Jan. 18 he was unable to travel, forcing the party to camp for several days, and near the end of their journey Scott and Wilson would be forced at one point to carry him on the sledge.
		Their close call would be experienced by others, including Shackleton during his Nimrod expedition, and in each case the landmark established by Scott would serve the same purpose, Manahan said.
	www.polar.org /antsun/oldissues2002-2003/Sun110302/century-t.html (1578 words)

	Ernest Shackleton biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Shackleton participated in the National Antarctic Expedition, organized by the Royal Geographical Society in 1901, led by Robert Falcon Scott.
		Shackleton, with Wild, Marshall,and Adams, reached 88°23'S: a point only 156 km (98 miles) from the South Pole.
		Shackleton returned to the United Kingdom a hero and was immediately awarded a knighthood.
	ernest-shackleton.biography.ms (1381 words)

	Scott Polar Research Institute » Construction of the new library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This major enhancement of the Institute's Library and Archives was officially opened on Friday 20 November 1998 by the Honourable Alexandra Shackleton, daughter of Edward, Lord Shackleton, and grand-daughter of Sir Ernest Shackleton.
		The new Shackleton Memorial Library, really an extension to the existing one, is to be named for the Shackletons, father and son.
		The University contributed much, private donations from several individual donors covered more, the Friends of SPRI had a number of fund-raising activities, and the remainder came from such sources as school children holding special activities, and the Institute membership itself did its part.
	www.spri.cam.ac.uk /library/building (632 words)

	Ernest Shackleton
		Shackleton developed scurvy on the return trip and Dr. Wilson was suffering from snow blindness at intervals.When the Morning relieved the expedition in early 1903, Scott had Shackleton returned to England, though he had nearly fully recovered.
		Shackleton, with Wild and Adams, reached a point only 156 km from the South Pole.Shackleton returned to the United Kingdom a hero and was immediately awarded a knighthood.
		Their story is recalled in the book Shackletons Forgotten Men: The Untold Tale of an Antarctic Tragedy by Lennard Bickel.From the Amazon book description::The drama of Shackletons Antarctic survival story overshadowed the other expedition.
	www.bookonlineshopping.com /284067_ernest-shackleton_0786706848heartoftheantarcticbookspricesearch.html (1174 words)

	Fathom Expeditions - Spirit of Shackleton
		The goal of this project was to effect a crossing of the continent via the pole from the Weddell Sea to the Ross Sea.
		The Endurance was beset in heavy pack ice early in the voyage, was subsequently crushed and sank, leaving Shackleton and his 27 companions stranded on an ice floe in the Weddell Sea.
		While the Expedition accomplished little in the way of Exploration, Shackleton's successful extrication of all 28 "souls intact" from the ice is a tale that forces one to re-evaluate ones concept of endurance, determination, and the indomitable Human Spirit.
	www.fathomexpeditions.com /explorer/history/timeline.html (1505 words)

	23 Jan - Bird Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The waters were calm, as was the wind, the sun was shining, the clouds were few and thin and it was altogether a great day for rearranging our cargo and effecting the transfers we needed to make.
		The British Warship, HMS Gloucester was in the Bay for the day for a courtesy visit and as we saw the fog rolling in with the dusk, she was blanketed by the stuff until only the dimmest of outlines remained of her sleek shape.
		First off the Shackleton on Saturday was our Fast Rescue Craft, to go and recover the ‘Rockhopper’ whilst ‘Tula’ had to wait until cargo had been shunted about on the decks in order to facilitate her launch.
	www.antarctica.ac.uk /Living_and_Working/Diaries/RRS_Ernest_Shackleton/antarctic2004_2005/08 (2092 words)

	Ernest Shackleton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		They had three children - Raymond, Cecily and Edward (Eddie), born in 1911.
		Honour and recognition in case of success." (Some historians have claimed that this ad was placed, although they do not all agree on when or which newspaper, but no one has yet been able to locate the original newspaper clipping; see [1] for a full discussion.)
		The same story is related in greater detail in the book Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ernest_Shackleton (1424 words)

	Shackleton, Ernest, HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Shackleton's narrative of the "Nimrod" voyage and expedition of 1907-1909 is not only one of the classics of Polar exploration, but a great read in its own right.
		Shackleton had three goals for the mission and divided the company into three groups: one would set out to reach the Pole, another to plant a flag at the South Magnetic Pole, and the third to explore the Ross Barrier.
		This ambitious program was kept faithfully in the foreground, and although it was not possible to fulfill every detail of it, the mission is regarded as a a triumphant success.
	www.polybiblio.com /bud/18773.html (448 words)

	Harold Wilson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Wilson was born in Huddersfield in 1916, an almost exact contemporary of his great rival, Edward Heath.
		In June 1970, Wilson responded to an apparent recovery in his government's popularity by calling a general election, but, to the surprise of almost all observers, was swept from power on a tide of anti-Labour feeling.
		This phrase is the genesis of the habit of British political commentators of describing political developments by suffixing the word ''man'' (eg Essex Man), comparable with the (originally American) practice of identifying scandals by suffixing the word ''Watergate scandalgate/''.
	www.infothis.com /find/Harold_Wilson (2709 words)

	Title Display (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In fact, modern Britain was born during the reign of Edward VII, when politics, science, literature, and the arts were turned upside down.
		It was the age of Rolls and Royce, Scott and Shackleton, Edward Elgar, Shaw, the Pankhursts, and Mrs.
		A London gallery caused a sensation with an exhibition of "Postimpressionists." Edward Elgar was the first English composer for two hundred years to stand comparison with the continental European masters.
	www.holtzbrinckpublishers.com /stmartins/search/SearchBookDisplay.asp?BookKey=2284086 (626 words)

	The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1834
		Edward Shackleton, theft : petty larceny, 10th May, 1758.
		(L.) Edward Shackleton, was indicted for stealing one silk handkerchief, value 8 d.
		Last Friday Night, between the hours of nine and ten o'clock, I was coming from the Post-office, where I had been to carry a letter.
	www.oldbaileyonline.org /html_units/1750s/t17580510-2.html (377 words)

	Exploration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In 1907 Edward Shackleton led the British Antarctic Expedition back to the Ross Sea.
		After wintering at Cape Royds on Ross Island, Shackleton and a team of three sledged to within 155 km of the South Geographic Pole.
		Along the way, Shackleton's expedition made the first ascent of Mount Erebus, the 3794 m active volcano on Ross Island.
	www.rochedalss.eq.edu.au /rdale/explore.htm (437 words)

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