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==''Nimrod'' Expedition== | ==''Nimrod'' Expedition== | ||
[[File:Nimrod South.jpg|350px|thumb|Photograph of | [[File:Nimrod South.jpg|350px|thumb|Photograph of Jameson Adams, Frank Wild, and Eric Marshall (from left to right) at their farthest South latitude, 88°23'S during the Nimrod Expedition. This picture was taken by Ernest Shackleton]] | ||
On 1 January 1908, Sir [[Ernest Shackleton]] departed New Zealand in his ship ''Nimrod'', headed for Antarctica in an attempt to find a route to the [[South Pole]]. Although the expedition accomplished many feats of scientific and geographic interest, the team ultimately failed to reach the pole. | On 1 January 1908, Sir [[Ernest Shackleton]] departed New Zealand in his ship ''Nimrod'', headed for Antarctica in an attempt to find a route to the [[South Pole]]. Although the expedition accomplished many feats of scientific and geographic interest, the team ultimately failed to reach the pole. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://www.theshackletonwhisky.com/ Official site | * [https://www.theshackletonwhisky.com/ Official site] | ||
* [https://malt-review.com/2017/05/29/shackleton-blended-malt-scotch-whisky/ Connoisseur's review] | * [https://malt-review.com/2017/05/29/shackleton-blended-malt-scotch-whisky/ Connoisseur's review] | ||
[[Category: Cuisine of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Cuisine of Westarctica]] |