Antarctic expedition

The March of the Adelies! Penguins are an absolute delight. ALL penguins. I must say, though, the Adelies were the most delightful of the delightfuls!

Photos of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his Antarctic expedition crew have emerged. They were taken at a New Zealand garden party days after returning to civilisation in 1917.

British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13: a collection of 28 photographs

It's 100 years since the great Antarctic explorer set out on his last voyage to the White Continent.

Frank Hurley's photos were originally intended as scientific documentation of an unexplored continent. Instead, they recorded an epic survival story.

From one expedition leader who had the courage to take responsibility for hundreds of thousands of men - to another who was able to look beyond his circumstances.

Getting out of a zodiac and back on board Ocean Endeavour #Antarctica #ice #blue #travel #adventure #quarkexpeditions #cruise #expedition #seals #penguins #animals #landscape #photography

Hurley, Frank, 1885-1962. The identity of the person in the photograph is uncertain as he has been identified as Mertz in one publication and Hodgeman in another publication.; Part of the John George Hunter collection of photographs, 1911-1914.; Condition: green, silvering.; Published in: The home of the blizzard / by Douglas Mawson. London : William Heinemann, 1915, v. 1 facing p. 128.; Reverse of image identifying Xavier Mertz as the subject published in: The home of the blizzard…

A historian believes Edgar Evans (pictured) - whose injuries were thought to have been responsible for the mission's demise - was a key player in the doomed expedition.