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Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry (1874-1922), Irish explorer, born in Kilkee. In 1901 he sailed on his first expedition to Antarctica, with British explorer Robert Falcon Scott. In 1907 Shackleton commanded an attempt to reach the South Pole. He came within 179 km (111 mi) of his goal on January 9, 1909. From 1914 to 1916 he attempted unsuccessfully to reach the Ross Sea from the Weddell Sea by crossing the Antarctic continent. In 1921 Shackleton undertook a final 48,280-km (30,000-mi) voyage in the South Atlantic Ocean, but he died before it was completed.
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