The high resolution map of the Shackleton Crossing shows the route across South Georgia taken by the great explorer and two colleagues in 1916 after the 16-day sea crossing from Elephant Island ...

The 1999 route is marked as a dashed line in green; Shackleton's fateful path is shown as a solid blue line. Click on the inset map of South Georgia to see Shackleton's route across South Georgia ...

crossing 800 miles of mountainous seas to the whaling stations of South Georgia—that snowy island looked like paradise. Last February photographer Paul Nicklen and I retraced Shackleton's route.

Celebrating the 3rd anniversary of finding Endurance, the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust has released for the first time ...

A, after years of drifting, now appears stuck near South Georgia Island. Once lodged in the Southern Weddell Sea for decades, ...

Related: In photos: Searching for Shackleton's 'Endurance' shipwreck The crew set off from South Georgia, an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, in August 1914. But before the Endurance could ...

In Ernest Shackleton's view ... on the remote but inhabited island of South Georgia. That they survived such a long voyage despite stormy weather and ferocious seas in a small boat is remarkable ...

Researchers describe its path toward South Georgia as both meandering and intriguing, as the iceberg has charted a somewhat unexpected route to the island and became trapped last year in a ...

Shackleton made the trip to the island in just three weeks. “Usually the icebergs take a bit longer (he had sails),” he said. A map of South Georgia and Sandwich Islands: Eventually ...

The crew was able to row to Elephant Island, where 22 remained, while Shackleton and five others attempted the desperate 800-mile voyage to inhabited South Georgia Island. This incredible ...

Swan Hellenic has opened bookings for its 2026-27 Antarctic cruise season, featuring 24 expeditions exploring the Antarctic ...