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what is farthest south? It is the most  southerly latitude reached by explorers before the conquest of the South Pole in 1911. who led the explorers? Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton what is the nationality of the latter? He is Irish can you name any of his expeditions? The "Discovery" expedition, the "Nimrod" expedition what was discovered in the latter? Barrier Inlet did his exploration brought him fame? Commander of the Royal Victorian Order where did he carry out his final expedition? The Antarctic what was his profession before becoming an explorer? Merchant Navy officer
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Ernest Shackleton [SEP] Merchant Navy officer
Shackleton's restlessness at school was such that he was allowed to leave at 16 and go to sea. The options available were a Royal Navy cadetship at , which Shackleton could not afford; the mercantile marine cadet ships "Worcester" and ; or an apprenticeship "before the mast" on a sailing vessel. The third option was chosen. His father was able to secure him a berth with the North Western Shipping Company, aboard the square-rigged sailing ship "Hoghton Tower". During the following four years at sea, Shackleton learned his trade, visiting the far corners of the earth and forming acquaintances with a variety of people from many walks of life, learning to be at home with all kinds of men.