Shackleton south georgia island map. This map shows both the island and on the reverse the famous shackleton crossing of 1916. Ernest shackletons voyage to the southern seas aboard the endurance. May 10th 1916 james caird arrives at king haakon bay south georgia.
About this product. South georgia island served as the final stage in one of the greatest survival stories of all time. South georgia and its offshore islands in the south atlantic presented by the british antarctic survey on a double sided map combining topographic mapping of the whole island at 1200000 scale and detailed topographic mapping of the route of shackletons crossing in may 1916 at 140000 scale.
Click for fullsize 541503715019465 369937133789062 10 satellite. Edit this map south georgia island shackleton route 1916 map near south georgia island. This tiny south atlantic island is the last resting place of one the worlds greatest polar explorers ernest shackleton by paul clammer posted on 20 june 2018 there is no easy way to the british overseas territory of south georgia island.
Polar historians regard the voyage of the crew in a 225 lifeboat. May 19th 1916 shackleton crean and worsley set out to cross south georgia to reach the stromness whaling station. The voyage of the james caird was a journey of 1300 kilometres 800 mi from elephant island in the south shetland islands through the southern ocean to south georgia undertaken by sir ernest shackleton and five companions to obtain rescue for the main body of the stranded imperial trans antarctic expedition of 19141917.
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