In 1914 Ernest Shackleton, intent on completing the final conquest of Antarcticaby crossing the continent, arrived at South Georgia and prepared for the trans-continental journey
ICE COMETH
Ice was observed far north that season, undeterred Shackleton set off with the crewof the Endurance on5 December towardsthe Weddell Sea
HEROIC MENOF THE SOUTH
The Endurance Expedition that unfolded is one of the great tales of polar history, and is centralto the history of the island of South Georgia
SOUTHGEORGIA MUSEUM
Shackleton’s Last Quest exhibition marks the centenary of the Quest Expedition and what is considered the endof the heroic era of polar exploration. The South Georgia Museum holds within its collection a number of significant objects linkedto Sir Ernest Shackleton andhis last expedition