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Antarctic Exploration

Ernest Shackleton Sir Ernest Shackleton Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey British Antarctic Survey Soviet Research Stations Scientific Discoveries Rescue Missions Russian Expeditions Endurance Expedition Paleontological Discoveries

Expedition Releases First High‑Definition Images of Shackleton’s Ship Quest

Enabling detailed 3D mapping, new high‑definition imagery exposes lost fishing nets that block access to the wreck

Forgotten 1985 Fossil Confirmed as Antarctica’s First Dinosaur Bone

Museum Specimen Identified as First Confirmed Dinosaur Bone From Antarctica

Antarctic Mission Finds Over 1,000 Fish Nests in Newly Exposed Weddell Sea

ROV Footage Reveals Geometric Fish Nest Fields on Antarctic Seafloor

Study Finds Shackleton’s Endurance Was Built Too Weak for Antarctic Pack Ice

DNA Confirms Identity of British Meteorologist Recovered From Antarctic Glacier

Glacial Retreat Reveals Identity of Meteorologist Missing Since 1959

Antarctic Ice Sheet Found Thicker Than Estimated, Surface Melting Sparks Tipping Point Concerns

Shackleton Memorial Cross Displayed in Dundee After 8,000-Mile Journey

Shackleton's Endurance Revealed in Stunning 3D Detail

World's Largest Iceberg A23a Trapped in Ocean Vortex

Shackleton's Endurance Shipwreck Receives Expanded Protection Zone