Antarctic explorer

These are ten of the most famous explorers of Antarctica, the frozen continent at the southernmost tip of the Earth. It has long captured the imagination of explorers and adventurers seeking to conquer its icy landscapes and uncover its mysteries.

Frank Hurley's photos were originally intended as scientific documentation of an unexplored continent. Instead, they recorded an epic survival story.

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Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance expedition to Antarctica, into the pack ice

Format: Glass negative Notes: First Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Frank Hurley visited the Antarctic six times between 1911 and 1932. For more information and pictures, visit Discover Collections: Hurley's Antarctica on the State Library of NSW's website: www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/natural_world/anta... From the collections of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales www.sl.nsw.gov.au Information about photographic collections of the State Library of…

Thomas Griffith "Grif" Taylor (1880 - 1963) was a British / Australian geographer, anthropologist and explorer. He was a survivor of Captain Robert Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica (1910–1913). In this illustration dated 8 February 1911 depicts the typical clothing as used by 20th century Antarctic explorers. Find out more about early polar equipment: www.nls.uk/learning-zone/geography-and-exploration/scotts...

Photo trip to the White Continent of the early 20th century