In 1914, Shackleton and his crew, aboard two ships, voyaged to Antarctica with the purpose of crossing the frozen landscape from end to end. The expedition didn't go as planned and the resulting story is one of survival, bravery, and true endurance. 

Links you'll need to reference: 

Map of Expedition 

List of Crew

Footage of their voyage

Underwater footage of the Endurance

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Sources: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYzfGGG-BGU

https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/antarctic_ships/endurance.php

https://people.howstuffworks.com/why-is-it-bad-luck-to-change-name-ship.ht

https://swmaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Endurance_Map_swmaps.jpg

https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/the-heart-of-the-great-alone/the-queens-gallery-buckingham-palace/elephant-island-1916

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/hero-who-rebelled-against-shackleton-is-honoured-with-statue-of-beloved-cat-733172.html

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mrs-chippy-monument

https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/antarctic_ships/aurora.php#google_vignette

https://endurance22.org/history-of-endurance

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ernest-Henry-Shackleton