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| 1874 | Birth |  |
| 15th Feb Kilkea Birth of Ernest Henry Shackleton, County Clare, Ireland |
| 1900 | Discovery of South Pole | |
| South Pole The National Antarctic Expedition accept Shackleton |
| 1901 | Discovery of South Pole | |
| South Pole Shackleton sets off on his 1st expedition of Antarctica |
| 1903 | Discovery of South Pole | |
| South Pole Scott blames Shackleton for not reaching the Pole, the team was suffering from scurvy |
| South Pole Scott's team, including Shakleton, reaches the furthest south so far at 82 degrees 17S |
| 1903 | Secretary SGS | |
| Appointed Secretary of the Scottish Geograpical Society |
| 1907 | Discovery of Beardmore Glacier | |
| Beardmore Glac Discovers the Beardmore Glacier |
| 1907 | Discovery of South Pole | |
| Polar Plateau Crosses the Polar Plateau to within 97 miles of the South Pole |
| South Pole Crosses the Polar Plateau to within 97 miles of the South Pole |
| South Pole Raises enough money to launch his own expedition to the South Pole |
| South Pole Takes the 1st motion pictures of Antarctica |
| 1908 | Discovery of South Pole | |
| South Pole Comes within 97 miles of reaching the Sth Pole, forced back by starvation |
| 1st Jan Port Lyttlelton Shackleton's ship, the Nimrod, leaves Port Lyttlelton for the Sth Pole |
| 10th Mar Mount Erebus Climbs Mt Erebus, the world's southernmost active volcano |
| 8th Aug Plymouth The Endurance leaves Plymouth for Buenos Aires |
| 29th Oct Cape Royds Departs from Cape Royds with 3 months rations |
| 1909 | Discovery of South Pole | |
| 4th Jan South Pole Writes, "The end is in sight...we are weakening rapidly" |
| 9th Jan Edward VII Plat Names the area where they stop as King Edward VII Plateau |
| 9th Jan South Pole Names the area where they stop as King Edward VII Plateau |
| 9th Jan South Pole Shackleton stops at 88 degrees 23'S, 111 miles short of the Sth Pole |
| 16th Jan South Pole Reaches the South Magnetic Pole |
| 1st Mar Cape Royds The Nimrod spots Shackleton from Cape Royds & pick him up |
| 23rd Mar South Pole Arrives in New Zealand having led an expedition to within 111 miles of the Sth Pole |
| 1909 | Knighthood | |
| London Recieves a hroes welcome & a knighthood |
| 1914 | Discovery of South Pole | |
| June River Thames The Endurance arrives in the Thames for Shackleton's expedition to the Sth Pole |
| 1st Aug River Thames The Endurance sails from the Thames for the expedition to reach the Sth Pole |
| 4th Aug Margate Visits George IV who supports the expedition to the Sth Pole despite immenent war |
| Dec Weddell Sea Anchors in the Weddell Sea trapped in ice, The Endurance is crushed & sinks |
| 1922 | Death | |
| South Death of Ernest Henry Shackleton |
| 1922 | Discovery of South Pole | |
| South Death of Ernest Henry Shackleton, coronary thrombosis |
| South Leads his 4th expedition to the Sth Pole but dies in Sth Georgia |
