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In 1907, he led his own British Antarctic Expedition in the Nimrod. Other members of the expedition climbed Mount Erebus and reached the south magnetic pole. Using ponies and also dragging his own sledges Shackleton himself led a party which reached to only 97 miles from the Pole. Although there had not been much government support beforehand, Shackleton received a hero's welcome when he returned. He was knighted, becoming Sir Ernest Shackleton.
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Has brian mussell been knighted?
No he has not been Knighted. He is a Baronet.
How did Shackleton Die?
Shackleton died of a heart attack on the 5th of Jan 1922
Where did Ernest Shackleton come from?
Ernest Shackleton was born in 1878 in Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland. The Shackleton family moved to Sydenham, a London suburb, in 1884.
Was Sidney Myer knighted?
No, Sidney Baevski Myer, the Australian businessman and philanthropist was not knighted.
Was David Livingstone knighted?
no
