Sir Ernest Shackleton's British Antarctic [Nimrod] Expedition 1907 - 1909
Read about the 1907 - 09 expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton. Their base is located Cape Royds, Ross Island, Antarctica.
The History of the Expedition
Meet the Crew
The Great Whisky Crate Thaw
List of Supplies Taken on the Expedition
Chronology of the Site 1908 - 2003
Plan of the Hut Layout
Original Specifications for the Building
The First Motor Car on the Continent
What Did the Explorers Eat
Read about the South Magnetic Pole being reached for the first time
Image Gallery of Historic and Modern Photos
Go back to "Introduction to the Expedition Bases under our Care"
Further Reading
“For a joint scientific and geographical piece of organization, give me Scott; for a winter journey, Wilson, for a dash to the Pole and nothing else, Amundsen: and if I am in the devil of a hole and want to get out of it, give me Shackleton every time.”
Apsley Cherry-Garrard, ‘Worst Journey in the World’. British Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition 1910 – 1913 led by Captain Scott.
