A listing of current exhibitions, upcoming documentaries and films, and available videos and books on Sir Ernest Shackleton.

If you want to learn about South Georgia, this is the Web site to visit. Includes a highly detailed color map.

A well-executed look at Frank Hurley, whom Kodak calls a "hero of expedition photography."

Chronicles a 1995-1996 expedition to Antarctica that included twice-daily live chats and digital dispatches. Well-structured and -illustrated site, with sections on the ship's log, the expedition itself, and issues of ecology, history, and science.

Part of a site devoted to Antarctic philately, this contains a detailed timeline of Antarctic expeditions, from Ferdinand Magellan's 1519 voyage in search of a westerly route to the Indies, to the 1959 signing of the Antarctic Treaty, the seminal document that dictates governance of the continent even today.

Detailed map showing location of Antarctic research stations and the land claims made by various nations to slices of the Antarctic pie.

Inspired by Sir Ernest himself, the Boston-based Shackleton School is, in their own words, "a new, expedition-based, independent, residential high school for students who learn best through experience, real-life projects, and participation in a supportive learning community."

The American Museum of Natural History's handsome companion site to the Endurance exhibition curated by Caroline Alexander (see Books).

A comprehensive journal describing sponsored research efforts in Antarctica. Not light reading but covers every imaginable topic.

Beautifully illustrated with photographs taken by official photographer Frank Hurley, this book offers a fresh and lively retelling of this fascinating survival story.

An unputdownable telling.

A monumental biography of a monumental man.

Shackleton's version of his historic and ill-fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1916.

A chronicle of what must be the most amazing small-boat navigating success in history, written by the navigator himself, Captain Frank Worsley.

The story of Shackleton's 1914-1916 support crew, who lost three men while successfully laying depots on Antarctica for Shackleton's continental crossing, which, of course, never occurred.

A thorough guidebook to the Seventh Continent.

A profusely illustrated, coffee-table-sized reference book.

Many of the maps in our Mapping Terra Incognita feature came from this fascinating book.

Mesmerizing recordings of penguins, seals, and orcas as well as the creaks and groans of glaciers.