What is Nimrod Expedition?
[[File:Heartofantarctic01shac 0625.jpg|thumb|250px]] The '''British Antarctic Expedition 1907–09''' was also called the '''Nimrod Expedition'''. It was the first of three [[expedition|expeditions]] to the [[Antarctic]] led by [[Ernest Shackleton]]. The purpose of the journey was to reach the [[South Pole]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/polar-history/the-nimrod-expedition-19071909-1.php |title=The Nimrod Expedition 1907-1909 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=15 September 2006 |website= |publisher=The Shackleton Centenary Expedition [SCE] |accessdate=10 August 2014 |archive-date=5 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905135744/http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/polar-history/the-nimrod-expedition-19071909-1.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> They did not reach the South Pole. They had to turn back, 180.6 kilometers (112.2 miles) away from their destination. This was much nearer the Pole than anyone else had come. The group was also the first to climb [[Mount Erebus]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://discerninghistory.com/2013/03/ernest-shackleton-nimrod-expedition/ |title=Ernest Shackleton – Nimrod Expedition |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2 March 2013 |website= |publisher=Discerning History |accessdate=10 August 2014 }}</ref> The group returned as heroes. Shackleton received many awards. These included a [[Knight of the British Empire|knighthood]] from [[King Edward VIII]]. Three years later, a group led by [[Roald Amundsen]] was first to arrive at the South Pole. == References == <references/> [[Category:History of Antarctica]] [[Category:Exploration]] [[Category:1907]] [[Category:1908]] [[Category:1909]] {{history-stub}}