kavitha_grade1 - Thursday, May 15, 2008 4:05:37 PM

He was anglo-irish explorer

He was an Anglo-Irish explorer. Born in Kilkea, Ireland, Shackleton was a member of four Antarctic expeditions, three of which he led. After the Nimrod Expedition, 1907?09, he was knighted for his achievement in establishing a record furthest south latitude at 88°23'S, 97 nautical miles (180 km) from the South Pole.

kavitha_grade1 - Thursday, May 15, 2008 4:06:08 PM

this is taken from wikipedia