exploration

Ernest Shackleton and the 27 men who joined his expedition found that he was true to his word. They had drifted with the pack ice of the Weddell Sea for ten months, their ship had sunk, and they were castaways in one of the most hostile environments on earth, hundreds of miles from land. And so, with his dream of becoming the first man to cross Antarctica long abandoned, Shackleton set his mind to a far greater challenge: bringing his crew safely home.

Ernest Shackleton and the 27 men who joined his expedition found that he was true to his word. They had drifted with the pack ice of the Weddell Sea for ten months, their ship had sunk, and they were castaways in one of the most hostile environments on earth, hundreds of miles from land. And so, with his dream of becoming the first man to cross Antarctica long abandoned, Shackleton set his mind to a far greater challenge: bringing his crew safely home.

Ernest Shackleton and the 27 men who joined his expedition found that he was true to his word. They had drifted with the pack ice of the Weddell Sea for ten months, their ship had sunk, and they were castaways in one of the most hostile environments on earth, hundreds of miles from land. And so, with his dream of becoming the first man to cross Antarctica long abandoned, Shackleton set his mind to a far greater challenge: bringing his crew safely home.

Presents the stories of a variety of explorers who have explored caves and cave systems from around the world, offering photographs of each cave and a discussion of what each explorer discovered inside their caves, such as the explorers who discovered the deepest known cave on Earth to date.

Explorer Sir Henry Shackleton leads an expedition to the Antarctic and is marooned there.

Describes the nature of outer space, different kinds of rockets, and the planets of the solar system.

Examines current space technology such as satellite systems, space probes, and the space shuttle and explores future possibilities in planetary exploration and the establishment of permanent space stations.

Provides hundreds of facts about Cook and the age of discovery and exploration.