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To: bitt
"Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in event of success." [From an advertisement, almost certainly apocryphal, preceding Shackleton's Nimrod expedition
18 posted on 11/21/2018 5:30:50 PM PST by Eagles6
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To: Eagles6

And even in their failure, they found honor and recognition. And while it was doubtful - they all returned. Amazing stuff.

On another thread it showed their trip “across” Antarctica. It shows them starting at the east(?) end of a bay - hitting the south pole, then making an almost right hand turn due north to hit the end of another bay.

I was envisioning them crossing the entire continent at it’s widest part. But still....


23 posted on 11/21/2018 6:06:59 PM PST by 21twelve (!)
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