Shackleton Links on the Web

NOVA Online: Shackleton's Antarctic Odyssey

http://www.pbs.
org/wgbh/nova
/shackleton/

An excellent site that provides extensive background information on the explorer and his accomplishments.

Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
http://main.wgbh.org/imax/shackleton/
The official site for the Imax film on the Endurance Expedition, which is a co-production of White Mountain Films and NOVA/WGBH Boston. It includes a trailer for the movie and information on where it can be seen.

To the Ends of the Earth
http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/E/ends//
shackleton3.html
Developed by Channel 4 in the UK, this companion Web site provides background information for the 2-part television drama on Shackleton, starring Kenneth Brannagh, which was broadcast in January 2002.

Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/shackleton/home.html
A Web site that was developed by the American Museum of Natural History in conjunction with the museum's 1999 exhibition on Shackleton.

KODAK: The Endurance
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/endurance/
A beautifully designed site that makes extensive use of Frank Hurley's photographs, taken during the Endurance expedition. Note that it uses Flash animation.

The James Caird Society
http://www.jamescairdsociety.com/
Named for the small boat that Shackleton and his companions sailed to South Georgia, the society is dedicated to preserving the memory of the explorer. It includes information about the James Caird, and where it is displayed.

Shackleton's Captain, Frank Worsley
http://www.frankworsley.com/
Dedicated to the captain of the Endurance, this site has some useful links, including one to an Exhibit on Worsley in New Zealand, his native country.

Frank Hurley
http://www.frankhurley.com/
Dedicated to perpetuating the diaries and photographs of Frank Hurley, the expedition photographer aboard the Endurance.