Shackleton–Rowett Expedition

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The Shackleton–Rowett Expedition (1921–22) was Sir Ernest Shackleton's last Antarctic project, and the final episode in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

Expedition ship Quest, moored in St Katharine Docks, London

Dense pack ice in the Beaufort Sea

Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition's leader

Quest passing through Tower Bridge, London

Ernest Shackleton

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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

Shackleton in 1904

Blue plaque marking Shackleton's home at 12 Westwood Hill, Sydenham, London Borough of Lewisham

Shackleton in 1901, aged 27

Discovery in Antarctic water