After acquiring more crew at Buenos Aires, including a new cook and a stowaway, Perce Blackborrow, on 26 October Endurance left for the whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia, their last harbour before the ice. The ice report from the whaling stations was bad and the ship met ice less than three days out of South Georgia, on 5 December 1914, much sooner than they had expected. Thus began their battle with the pack, as they gradually worked their way south
Added:
25th Oct 2011
Subjects:
Environmental Science, Geography, History, Science
Key Stages:
Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+
Geocode: South Georgia
Source: The Royal Collection copyright 2009, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Date of artefact: 1914
Keywords:
Antarctica Polar explorers Scott Shackleton Queen’s gallery Royal collection bromide
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A lake among 'leads' - December 1914
