Hi pm77

This is a real outstanding post.
As Chief Sparky said above, it's one of the best examples of what GE users can offer to us: informative and educational contents about a Man who left his mark in History.

Thank you, pm77. And thank you Frank.

Bye
b

To me, this post shows the very best that GE is capable of. There is a mine of information at every placemark, and PM77 allows the story to unfold in the words and pictures of the men who lived through this astounding adventure.

You've obviously put a great deal of work into this, PM. It's certainly the most well-crafted post I've seen on the forum.

Thank you, and please let us have some more.

Ian

KMZ Version 1.2 - Updated 29 october 2005


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- Links to extended biographical notes for each crew member, from excellent Cool Antarctica site
- Link to United States Antarctic Resource Center - detailed maps of Antarctica and much more
- Placemarks named after Ernest Shackleton (red 'ES'), overlay of an Avro Shackleton. Look at 'Shackleton named landmarks' folder description.
- A pair of placemarks on Elephant Island

UPDATED

Shackleton's path across South Georgia with new placemarks in that area. See "Shackleton Gap" placemark description for two very interesting links.

I'M WORKING ON...

A large number of really amazing images of South Georgia and Elephant Island, the rescue journeys to Elephant Island.

Thanks for the latest update, Piero. This post just keeps getting better and better.

Cheers

Frank

KMZ Version 2.0 - Updated 1st november 2005


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In this update i post a set of delighful and interesting images courtesy of David Roberts. For the first time i saw how Cape Valentine looks, and the reason why it was quickly left appears obvious in David's images.
To prevent these major placemarks to be hidden among many other, i grouped them together in a separate folder.
'David Roberts images' content is chronologically arranged from Grytviken to Stromness, whenever possible a comprehensive description from 'South' is included.
For a better vision set View - Full Screen in menu bar or press F11.

pm77

What a brilliant set of placemarks.

Beno

The base for Shackelton's 1907 - 1909 'Nimrod' expedition.It was from this base that he plotted a route up to the Antarctic Plateau ready for Scott's ill-fated attempt at reaching the pole in the 1910 - 1913 'Terra Nova' Expedition. This hut is once again well preserved

KMZ Version 3.0 - Updated 3rd november 2005


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This update tells the epilogue of the adventure: the rescue of three man waiting in Peggotty Camp and four Shackleton's attempts to pick up the other crew members waiting in Elephant Island. This part of the post, placemarks, labels and path, is located in 'Rescue journeys' folder.

Se abitate o vi trovate in zona e siete interessati all'argomento, visitate il Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide di Trieste.

Arrivando da Udine/Venezia proseguite oltre la barriera autostradale di Sistiana e uscite a Prosecco, seguendo le indicazioni per il centro citt�. Dopo 4 km, alla prima rotatoria con semaforo, girate a destra e imboccate la strada panoramica in discesa. Arrivati a un bivio tenetevi a destra (qui inizia il percorso in giallo nel placemark), dopo poco pi� di un km, prima di una marcata curva a sinistra, dovete prendere una laterale, sempre a sinistra, passando sotto un arco in muratura poco visibile.

Nel placemark trovate il link al sito del museo, con informazioni dettagliate e orari di apertura.

ciao

Piero,

Again, congratulations on your additions of the rescue attempts, and on David Robert's wonderful photographs.

A truly inspiring series of posts, and an outstanding example of how GE can bring an immediacy to a tale like this.

I look forward to the day when we can attach video clips to placemarks: Frank Hurley (the expedition photographer) was a pioneer in this respect, and his breathtaking footage of the Endurance's outbound journey, and her eventual sinking would be a haunting addition to your post.

Best Regards,

Frank