Shackleton


Shack·le·ton

S0307700 (shăk′əl-tən), Sir Ernest Henry 1874-1922. Irish-born British explorer noted for his several expeditions in and around Antarctica.

Shackleton

(ˈʃækəltən) n (Biography) Sir Ernest Henry. 1874–1922, British explorer. He commanded three expeditions to the Antarctic (1907–09; 1914–17; 1921–22), during which the south magnetic pole was located (1909)