Nell Cochrane collection 1907

Cochrane, Nell

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Nell Cochrane was the sister of the artist George Marston who sailed with Shackleton on the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909 and the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1916 [Weddell Sea Party] (both led by Shackleton) From the guide to the Nell Cochrane collection, 1907, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge) ...

British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909)

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The British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909, also known as the The Nimrod Expedition, was the first of three successful expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton. Its main target, among a range of geographical and scientific objectives, was to be first to the South Pole. This was not attained, but the expedition's southern march reached a Farthest South latitude of 88° 23' S, just 97.5 nautical miles (180.6 km; 112.2 mi) from the pole. This was by far the longest southern polar jou...

Marston George Edward 1882-1940

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