Person explorer foreign visitor
Ernest Shackleton
d. 1922
explorer · foreign visitor
British polar explorer whose Endurance (1914) and Quest expeditions called at Madeira; he stayed there from 16 to 19 October 1921 aboard the Quest on his way to the Antarctic and died near South Georgia on 5 January 1922, aged 47.
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- Scientific expeditions — Antarctic explorer whose Endurance (1914) and Quest (1921) expeditions called at Madeira.
- Savage Islands — British polar explorer who, according to a newspaper, called at Funchal seeking permission to hunt for treasure on the Selvagens.
