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Pictures Page 3
South! by Sir Ernest Shackleton

Preface  Chapters: I. Into the Weddell Sea | II. New Land | III. Winter Months | IV. Loss of the Endurance | V. Ocean Camp | VI. The March Between | VII. Patience Camp | VIII. Escape From the Ice | IX. The Boat Journey | X. Across South Georgia | XI. The Rescue | XII. Elephant Island | XIII. The Ross Sea Party | XIV. Wintering in McMurdo Sound | XV. Laying the Depots | XVI. The Aurora's Drift | XVII. The Last Relief | XVIII. The Final Phase
Appendix 1: Scientific Work | Sea-Ice Nomenclature | Meteorology | Physics | South Atlantic Whales and Whaling   Appendix 2: The Expedition Huts at McMurdo Sound    Pictures: page 1 | page 2 | page 3 | page 4 | page 5 | page 6    Summary (4 pages) of the Trans Antarctic Expedition | Selected pictures at larger size


Marooned on Elephant Island
The men left behind when the 6 strong rescue party set out to South Georgia for help.


Elephant Island


The Rescue Ship Sighted
The Yelcho comes into view of the men on Elephant Island, note the signal fire to the left of the picture on the small hill.


All Safe, All Well
A small rowing boat sets out from the Yelcho carrying Shackleton back to his men.


View Through a Cave on Elephant Island


The Aurora
The ship that was used by the Ross Sea party


Ice Stalactites
On Elephant Island


A Newly Frozen Lead
The Endurance can be seen in the background. The channel is a recently frozen over lead of water formed when the large ice floe split along the line into the distance.


The Ross Sea Party




Macintosh and Spencer-Smith Being Dragged on the Sledge
The Ross Sea party who's job it was to lay depots en route to the South Pole to be used by the Trans-Polar party, had great difficulties of their own.


The Rudder Was Bent Over to Starboard and Smashed


Next Morning the Jury Rudder Was Shipped


Ice Nomenclature: 1. Young Ice (Bay Ice of Scoresby) in the Middle Distance


Ice Nomenclature: 2. Light Pack


Ice Nomenclature: 3. Heavy Hummocked Pack


Ice Nomenclature: 4. Hummocky Pack and Frozen Lead of Young-Ice


Ice Nomenclature: 5. Close Pack


Ice Nomenclature: 6. Open Pack


Ice Nomenclature: 7. Very Open Pack, approximating to Drift-ice


Ice Nomenclature: 8. Drift-Ice


"The Rookery"


The Anemometer covered with Rime