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| Two survivors from the wreck of a Norwegian sealer are seen here on Spitsbergen, having joined the Arctic expedition led by Sir Martin Conway, photo in 1896 |
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| Members of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's first Antarctic expedition look on as a balloon is deflated in 1904 |
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| Stranded on Elephant Island, Ernest Shacleton's men cheer the approach of the relief boat, photographed by Frank Hurley in 1916 |
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| Scott and his men in a photo taken by Herbert Ponting in April 1911, just three months into his fatal expedition to the South Pole |
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| Food to sustain Antarctic explorers, photo by Herbert Ponting in June 1911 |
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| The ramparts of a castle-like iceberg loom above the small rider with his sledge and dog team, in this picture by Herbert Ponting dating from September 1911 |
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| The nigth watch: some of Ernest Shacleton's crew warm themselves by a blaze on the 'Endurance' during the 1914-1916 expedition in Antarctica, photo by Frank Hurley |
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| A grotto in an Antarctic iceberg, with a glimpse of the Terra Nova in the distance, as photgraphed by Herbert Ponting |
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| Photograph taken by Frank Hurley during Shacleton's 1914-16 expedition to the Antarctic, shows Dr Hussey with 'Samson' |
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