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Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes.
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Aeneas Mackintosh
British Merchant Navy officer and Antarctic explorer (1879–1916)
Aeneas Lionel Acton Mackintosh was a British Merchant Navy officer and Antarctic explorer who commanded the Ross Sea party as part of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914–1917. The Ross Sea party's mission was to support Shackleton's proposed…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
1914–17 British Expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917 is considered to be the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived by Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition was an attempt to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. After…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Drift ice
Sea ice that is not attached to land
Drift ice, also called brash ice, is sea ice that is not attached to the shoreline or any other fixed object. Unlike fast ice, which is "fastened" to a fixed object, drift ice is carried along by winds and sea currents, hence its name. When drift ice is driven together into a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 4
Day of the year
January 4 is the fourth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 361 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)