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Ernest Shackleton

February 15, 1874 – January 5, 1922

Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)

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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

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  • Birthday · February 15
  • Anniversary · January 5

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