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Ernest Shackleton was a polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic, and one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
After the race to the South Pole ended in December 1911 with Roald Amundsen's conquest, Shackleton turned his attention to the crossing of Antarctica from sea to sea, via the pole. To this end he made preparations for what became the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914–17. Disaster struck this expedition when its ship, Endurance, became trapped in pack ice and was slowly crushed before the shore parties could be landed. The crew escaped by camping on the sea ice until it disintegrated, then by launching the lifeboats to reach Elephant Island and ultimately the inhabited island of South Georgia, a stormy ocean voyage of 720 nautical miles and Shackleton's most famous exploit.
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This month in history
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- 01 April - The Westarctica Civilian Corps was created by the Ministry of Citizenship & Immigration. (2018)
- 01 April - The Duke of Moulton-Berlin is appointed Kapellmeister. (2020)
- 02 April - Pope John Paul II is posthumously made a Knight Commander of the Holy Order of The Cross. (2005)
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- 06 April - Prince Rainier III of Monaco, a Knight in the Noble Order of Westarctica, passes away. The Knighthood is then bestowed upon his son, Prince Albert II. (2005)
- 11 April - A delegation from Westarctica attends the first MicroCon (pictured), hosted by the Republic of Molossia, in Anaheim, California. (2015)
- 13 April - The Constitutional Convention is convened to draft a formal Constitution of Westarctica. (2019)
- 17 April - While in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Grand Duchess Cathryn discovers she is pregnant with Prince Daniel Nicholas, the second heir to the Westarctican throne. (2005)
- 18 April - Grand Duke Travis writes to the Presidents of Laos and Eritrea requesting the immediate release of two religious prisoners being held because of their Christian faith. (2005)
- 20 April - Westarctica's first postage stamps are produced. (2005)
- 23 - 24 April - Grand Duke Travis hosted a delegation from the Republic of Saugeais, a French micronation, on a two-day diplomatic visit. (2018)
- 26 April - Molossia hosts the Prime Minister of Westarctica in a diplomatic visit. (2019)
- 28 April - The Royal Household of Grand Duke Travis is created by Royal Decree. (2023)
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