The Grave of Ernest Shackleton

54.2850° S // 36.5073° W One of the greatest explorers of the 20th century, Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (known as “The Boss” by his crew) was a polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Though a legendary explorer, it was not his successful expeditions that made him a legend, but the successful recovery of his failed 1914-17 [Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (Endurance)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition) without a single loss of life that cemented his legacy. Shackleton died of a heart attack on January 5, 1922 at the age of 47, he was buried on South Georgia . Endurance crewmember Alexander Macklin, wrote: "I think this is as 'the Boss' would have had it himself, standing lonely in an island far from civilisation, surrounded by stormy tempestuous seas, & in the vicinity of one of his greatest exploits." Special thanks to [Lindblad Expeditions](https://www.expeditions.com) in making this possible.