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Old 01-10-2014, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Honus View Post
Their reaching South Georgia Island under those conditions was an astounding navigational feat.
Amazing indeed. And their traverse of that island after their landing was pretty wild as well.

One of my favorite parts of the story was that bit about when the crew still on Elephant Island scrambled out to see the boat anchoring off shore and let out a cheer when they saw Shackleton's form coming down the ladder.

I haven't caught any of the PBS show yet, I'll look for it.
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