DestinationAntarcticaUnited Kingdom (British Overseas Territory)
Stromness Bay & the Shackleton Traverse, South Georgia Island
Rather than retelling the whole Endurance saga, this guide zooms in on the overland crossing from King Haakon Bay to the Stromness whaling station—the exact, walkable finale of Shackleton's 1916 rescue march, now offered as a guided trek by select expedition ships.
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In Shackleton's Boot Prints: Walking the Final Miles of the Endurance Saga
Walk the final miles of Shackleton's 1916 crossing from Fortuna Bay over Shackleton Gap to the Stromness whaling station ruins - and learn why his actual grave lies across the island at Grytviken.
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