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The boat shelter on Elephant Island

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After attempts to dig ice caves, the men built a hut from the Dudley Docker and the Stancomb-Wills - two life boats - supported on a stone wall reinforced with tent fabric. It was about five feet high, and the men slept on the pebble floor or in hammocks suspended from the roof. Later refinements included a chimney and two small windows. This provided the shelter for the Elephant Island Party for 4 1/2 months.

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25th Oct 2011

Subjects:
Environmental Science, Geography, History, Science

Key Stages:
Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

Geocode: Antarctica
Source: Copyright reserved/Royal Collection
Date of artefact: 1916

Keywords:
Antarctica Polar explorers Shackleton Queen’s gallery Royal collection bromide

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