Nimrod Expedition
The Nimrod Expedition of 1907–1909 was the first of three successful expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton. Its main target, among a range of geographical and scientific objectives, was to be first to the South Pole. This was not attained, but the expedition’s southern march reached a Farthest South latitude of 88° 23′ S. A separate group led by Welsh...
