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NEXT ON NOVA: "SHACKLETON'S VOYAGE OF ENDURANCE"
http://www.pbs.org/nova/shackleton/
Broadcast: December 30, 2003
(NOVA airs Tuesdays on PBS at 8 p.m. Check your local listings as
dates and times may vary.)
In 1914, Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance with a team of
seamen and scientists, determined to be the first to cross the
Antarctic continent. But when the pack ice closed in and crushed
their wooden ship, Shackleton and his men found themselves stranded
1,200 miles from civilization with little hope of rescue. For the
next 14 months, they undertook a harrowing journey across the ice,
subsisting mainly on penguins and seals. When the ice broke up,
Shackleton saved his men by embarking on a heroic 800-mile voyage
in a tiny rowboat across the treacherous South Atlantic. Amazingly,
all Shackleton's men survived their ordeal. Although many are now
familiar with this epic story, NOVA presents a definitive two-hour
documentary that includes spectacular footage of Antarctic
locations and moving interviews with descendants of the original
expedition team.
Here's what you'll find online:
Shackleton's Expedition
See dramatic moments captured on film by the expedition's
photographer, scan a timeline of events, peruse profiles of
Shackleton's crew members, read an interview with Shackleton's
granddaughter, and more.
Surviving Antarctica
Read harrowing survival stories written by Antarctic explorers,
learn about the dangers travelers face there, have a look at
early maps of the continent, and more.
Explore Antarctic Islands
Through QuickTime VRs, explore 360-degree panoramas of eight
locations in the Antarctic, including Grytviken and Stromness
whaling stations, Shackleton's grave site on South Georgia
Island, and an ice floe in the Weddell Sea.
Diary of a Survivor
Follow the grueling, seven-day boat journey to Elephant
Island using the previously unpublished journal of crewmember
Thomas Orde-Lees. Scans of Orde-Lees' original diary pages
are included.
Classroom Resources
Find features to help integrate "Shackleton's Voyage of
Endurance" into your curriculum, including an online activity
that allows students to relive the boat journey from Antarctica's
Elephant Island to South Georgia Island.
NOVA Expedition 1999-2000
Relive the NOVA film crew's adventure to the Antarctic to film
the Shackleton story by delving into profiles of team members and
archives of dispatches from the field.
Plus Resources and a Teacher's Guide.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/shackleton/
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