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Century-Old Photos From Legendary Explorer Found In Antarctica

• http://www.popsci.com, By Douglas Main
 Even after 100 years, a picture is worth a thousand words. So why am I writing these words? Well, I'll tell you why: Because the story behind the accompanying photographs is pretty cool. 

From 1914 to 1917, explorer Ernest Shackleton traveled to Antarctica, trying to set a record by voyaging across the entire continent. But nature intervened. His ship, Endurance, was crushed in sea ice and his miraculous rescue mission through the Southern Ocean on a 20-foot boat is the stuff of legend (Shackleton managed to save all 27 of his men). On the other side of the continent, trouble also beset the crew of a second ship in the expedition--known as the Ross Sea Party, aboard the Aurora--when they were marooned at a base in Cape Evans, on Antarctica's Ross Island, after their ship blew away. The purpose of this party was to supply Shackleton's group on the trek across the continent. 


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