I have a world globe.I know where all of Asia is.I know all of North and South America and Europe.I know where the Artic continent is!But where is Antartica?Can anyone help me put my finger on the location?Who has been there before?  Was it nice ?   :-P 

Lost to anal warming!

Looks like ther's somethin' stuck up there already?!?!

Can I courteously refer TF members to a story of a great Antarctic explorer named Sir Ernest Shackleton? In particular, the story to which I refer, is that of the ship Endurance captained by Shackleton - it must rank as one of the greatest adventure stories ever told.

In December 1914, Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men set sail from South Georgia to the South Pole on board the Endurance. The object of the expedition was to cross the Antarctic overland but a month later the ship was beset in the ice of the Weddell Sea, just outside the Antarctic circle, "frozen like an almond in the middle of a chocolate bar". As the desolation of the eternal polar nights began, temperatures dropped to 35 degrees centigrade below zero. Ten months later, on 24th October 1915, the Endurance was being crushed by the ice floes and Shackleton gave orders to abandon ship.

For 17 months the crew, drifting on the pack ice and then on the stormiest seas on the globe, were castaways. Finally, Shackleton led seven of his crew on an 850 mile voyage in a twenty-two foot open boat to find help.

The story is wholly compelling and whilst the expedition was deemed a 'failure' Shackleton brought all of his men back alive. Through his example, the story of the Enduarance is often cited as a classic management 'case study' of how to lead, coax and encourage groups of people with different aptitudes and skills who find themselves in extremely stressful situations.

If you read this gripping tale, I am sure you will then know where Antarctica is located.

Happy reading.

Regards,

Robert

Where do u get it?lol

not exactly the answer i was looking for...lol :-)

but thanks :-)

Roland Huntford has written a biography on Shackleton which although not without its detractors (especially with regard to his comments about Robert Falcon Scott) tells Shackleton's story very well. You can get references about his book 'Shackleton' easily enough through the internet; paperback books can be bought direct from sellers such as Amazon.

As an aside, there is a rare book shop in Athenee Plaza, Ploenchit Road, Bangkok that might have some of the original hardback books of Shackleton's own diaires but as these are rare, they are probably prohibitively expensive for most people, apart from Antarctic aficionados.

One other point, the photographer on the expedition, Frank Hurley, somewhat miraculously, was able to save most of his negatives and photographs of the journey - and these form a poignant record - evoking the terrible beauty of the landscape. There are a number of books about Shackleton that show these photographs, of which the one compiled by Alfred Lansing has an ISBN number 0-297-64680-X.

Best wishes,

Robert

Ahhh.. I don't know where is it... Have heard about it also . but I don't know.