Antarctic Adventure OAR questions
Who was Ernest Shackleton and what was he trying to do? - answer Ernest Shackleton
was an explorer who wanted to cross Antarctica on foot.
How many days had the ship been stuck in the ice? - answerThe ship was stuck for 278
days.
What happened to the Endurance on October 24th,1915? - answerOn October 24th,
1915 the Endurance on October 24th, 1915.
The first night after the ship became uninhabitable, the men had to camp on the ice.
Why did they have to move their tents 3 times that night? - answerThe men had to
move their tents three times because the ice began to break (crack) and split beneath
them.
How far away was land? - answerThe land was 312 miles away.
How do you think they felt when it sank? - answerI think they felt devastated and
scared.
The men were living on ice floes. What would YOu be worried or scared about if you
had to camp on floating ice for over 5 months? - answerI would have been worried
about the ice breaking, the cold and where to find food.
Who was Ernest Shackleton and what was he trying to do? - answer Ernest Shackleton
was an explorer who wanted to cross Antarctica on foot.
How many days had the ship been stuck in the ice? - answerThe ship was stuck for 278
days.
What happened to the Endurance on October 24th,1915? - answerOn October 24th,
1915 the Endurance on October 24th, 1915.
The first night after the ship became uninhabitable, the men had to camp on the ice.
Why did they have to move their tents 3 times that night? - answerThe men had to
move their tents three times because the ice began to break (crack) and split beneath
them.
How far away was land? - answerThe land was 312 miles away.
How do you think they felt when it sank? - answerI think they felt devastated and
scared.
The men were living on ice floes. What would YOu be worried or scared about if you
had to camp on floating ice for over 5 months? - answerI would have been worried
about the ice breaking, the cold and where to find food.
