Shackleton–Rowett Expedition
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
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