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Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
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Ernest Shackleton
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
South Pole
Southernmost point on Earth
The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the point in the Southern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. It is called the True South Pole to distinguish from the south magnetic pole.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Day of the year
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