15th of April
Historical Antarctic
Pictures and Events
Ernest Shackleton, British Antarctic Expedition on the ship Nimrod, 1907- 1909.
1908 - Night watch - Douglas Mawson at Cape Royds hut. Station personnel in Antarctica take it in turns to be on night watch even today, in case of fire or unexpected weather conditions that could cause damage, the night watch can rouse everyone if needs be.
Ernest Shackleton, Trans Antarctic Expedition on the ship Endurance, 1914 - 1917.
1916 - The Endurance life boats reach Elephant Island the first landfall for 497 days.
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".. laughing uproariously.., smiles.., pebbles treated like gold, first land
in 18 months"
It had not been possible to heat any food on the seven days spent in the boats, so there followed a big breakfast of hot milk, huge sealsteaks, unlimited blubber, and all day long eating and drinking.
