20th of May
Historical Antarctic
Pictures and Events
Ernest Shackleton, Trans Antarctic Expedition on the ship Endurance, 1914 - 1917.
1915 - On board Endurance trapped in the ice in the winter night
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"We have had side-splitting fun this evening. Everyone submitted to having
their hair cropped close with shears... so now we are all
practically bald. We are now living largely on penguin".
Ernest Shackleton, Trans Antarctic Expedition on the ship Endurance, 1914 - 1917.
1916 - 7a.m. whaling station whistle, Shackleton
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"Never did music sound so sweet to our ears as that whistle we shook hands,
men, ships, rescue!
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"We have lost our ship and come over the island - My name is Shackleton"
- Mr Sorlle's hospitality had no bounds, food, clothes, warm.
1936 - The Fram Museum officially opens in Oslo Norway.