Heroic age of antarctic exploration

These are ten of the most famous explorers of Antarctica, the frozen continent at the southernmost tip of the Earth. It has long captured the imagination of explorers and adventurers seeking to conquer its icy landscapes and uncover its mysteries.

Frank Hurley's photos were originally intended as scientific documentation of an unexplored continent. Instead, they recorded an epic survival story.

Four members of the Shackleton mission on the summit of Mount Erebus, British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09.

Photo trip to the White Continent of the early 20th century

Dollman, John Charles (b,1851)- Very Gallant Gentleman

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One of the earliest examples of color photography.

For the polar explorers of the early 20th century, being the first person to stand on a particular bit of icy earth made all manner of discomfort and suffering worthwhile. This idea of undergoing t...

"Douglas Mawson peering over edge of crevase into which his comrade Lt. Minnis has fallen along w. sled, dogs and supplies during Arctic expedition."

A new exhibition shows for the first time images of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his team trapped in the Antarctic ice and subsequent escape

Ernest Henry Shackleton planned to cross the Antarctic by foot between 1915 and 1917 and planned to reach his starting point on board ship Endurance before it became trapped by ice.

Photos of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his Antarctic expedition crew have emerged. They were taken at a New Zealand garden party days after returning to civilisation in 1917.

In 1902, on the Antarctic Discovery Expedition, Ernest Shackleton surprised his tent-mates, including Captain Scott, Frank Wild and Tom Crean, by supplying them all with a Christmas pudding he’d kept “hidden with his socks”. 103 years ago today – on December 22nd, 1915 – Shackleton sat down with his crew of 27 for another Christmas in Antarctica.

first australasian antarctic expedition between 1911 1914

A man that never gave up: sailing for 800nm on a 7m lifeboat in Antarctic Seas, he saved his crew. The story of Ernest Henry Shackleton.