Point Wild camp
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Point Wild camp is a historic campsite on Elephant Island in Antarctica, known as the place where Ernest Shackleton’s stranded Endurance crew waited months for rescue in 1916.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic historic site
ⓘ
historic campsite ⓘ |
| access | by ship in suitable sea-ice conditions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Endurance expedition
ⓘ
Ernest Shackleton NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Historic sites in Antarctica
ⓘ
Shackleton expedition site ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates (Elephant Island coast) ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica Treaty System area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| durationOfOccupation | about four and a half months ⓘ |
| endDate | 1916-08 ⓘ |
| event |
Stranding of Endurance crew
ⓘ
Waiting for rescue by Shackleton ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System regulations ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
makeshift stone shelters (historical)
ⓘ
upturned lifeboats used as shelter (historical) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site related to Antarctic exploration ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Antarctica ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Elephant Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Frank Wild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Cape Valentine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Point Wild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
place where crew awaited Shackleton’s return from South Georgia
ⓘ
site where Shackleton’s men survived after Endurance was crushed by ice ⓘ |
| partOf | South Shetland Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1916-04 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
accounts of the Endurance expedition
ⓘ
polar exploration histories ⓘ |
| terrain | rocky shore ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Endurance crew
ⓘ
Shackleton’s stranded men ⓘ |
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