In 1914, explorer Ernest Shackleton set out with a nearly impossible goal: to cross the Antarctic continent. But his ship, the Endurance, became trapped and was eventually crushed by the ice. The 28 crew members were stranded in one of the most extreme places on the planet. For months they survived on ice floes, enduring sub-zero temperatures, hunger, and a relentless ocean.
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The Endurance ship was crushed in Antarctic sea ice and sank in November 1915. Research by Aalto University Professor Jukka Tuhkuri reveals new information about the sinking.
In 1914, explorer Ernest Shackleton set out with a nearly impossible goal: to cross the Antarctic continent. But his ship, the Endurance, became trapped and was eventually crushed by the ice. The 28 crew members were stranded in one of the most extreme places on the planet. For months they survived on ice floes, enduring sub-zero temperatures, hunger, and a relentless ocean.