No, Edward Evans did not die in Antarctica. He was a British naval officer and explorer who participated in Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole in 1912. Evans died later in 1912 during the return journey from the Pole.
Yes, Sir John Franklin had four children with his wife Eleanor Anne Porden, but none of them survived to adulthood.
Shackleton had three children: Raymond, Cecily, and Edward. Raymond was born in 1905, Cecily in 1908, and Edward in 1911.
Sir Ernest Shackleton had three children: Raymond, Cecily, and Edward.
There is no concrete evidence that William Baffin, an English navigator and explorer, had any children. He is known for his exploration of the North Atlantic and Arctic seas in the early 17th century, but information about his personal life, including whether he had children, is limited.
Ernest Shackleton was knighted in 1909 for his Antarctic explorations.
Richard Byrd earned numerous awards throughout his life, including the Medal of Honor for his pioneering flights to the North and South Poles. He also received the Hubbard Medal from the National Geographic Society and the Congressional Gold Medal for his achievements in exploration and aviation.
Ernest Shackleton didn't recieve any awards like trophies or anything...but I would say that his award would be that he reached his goal and got all his men to safety without any of them dying or getting lost. It is for that reason he is reconized as a hero. He is still remembered to tghis day for his courage, bravery, determination, ENDURANCE. Shackleton is a hero. That is the greatest award of all.
Yes, Matthew Henson, an African-American explorer, was a member of Robert Peary's expedition to the North Pole in 1909. However, there is no record of a black man exploring Antarctica during the early expeditions to the continent.
They wanted to find an easier, shorter route to Japan and the Orient - in fact, that's what Columbus was looking for when he stumbled across the western hemisphere. They had no idea that North and South America were in the way...In those days, if you wanted the silks and pearls and spices of the Orient, you either went EAST across Europe and Asia (not a very friendly or easy trip), or hope you could go WEST across the ocean instead.
Shackleton and his men had to the liver of dogs they brought and also seals!
They ate whatever provisions they brought with them. Other than fish, seals, or penguins along the coast, there is little food in the Antarctic. On the Roald Amundsen trek that first reached the South Pole, the explorers ate the sled dogs that they used for dog-power (they pulled the sledges).
Another simultaneous attempt by Robert F. Scott ended in tragedy when food and fuel ran out, and all five of the group that reached the Pole died, including Scott.
No food crops are grown on Antarctica: it's too cold and 98% of the continent is covered with an ice sheet. Plus, there is no permanent or indigenous population to grow crops.
Roald Dahl was named after the famous Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen. Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Pole in 1911.
Antarctic explorers were outfitted in layers that included cotton, wool, canvas and animal fur. Their boots were lined with a type of straw, to separate their feed from the ice.
the two men to lead the Great Race to the south pole were Richard E. Byrd and Robert F. Scott
Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott both led teams that explored the South Pole at the same time in 1911. Amundsen was aware of Scott's objective, but Scott was not aware that Amundsen was right behind him. Roald Amundsen's team got there first on 14th of December, 1911. Amundsen reported that he saw no sign of Scott. Scott's team reached the South Pole on 17th of January, 1912, acknowledging in his diary that Amundsen's team had arrived there a month earlier. The last members of the Scott expedition were found dead by a relief party in October 2012.
Jim Whittaker became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the 1st May 1963
Roald Amundsen set out for Antarctica in 1910, and reached the Ross Ice Shelf in January 1911 at a point known as the Bay of Whales. After maintaining their base at the Bay of Whales during the winter months, Amundsen and four others departed for the South Pole in October 1911, reaching the Pole on 14 December 1911.