Tag: South Georgia
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The £3m Race to Save Shackleton’s Villa on South Georgia
The race to preserve a polar landmark Across the South Atlantic, a high-stakes conservation project is underway to protect a cornerstone of polar exploration: Ernest Shackleton’s villa on South Georgia. With a budget approaching £3 million, engineers, conservators, and historians are collaborating to stabilize the structure that withstood the perils of early 20th-century exploration and…
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The £3m Race to Save Shackleton’s Villa on the South Atlantic Island
The £3m Race to Save Shackleton’s Villa The remote windswept coast of a South Atlantic island is at the heart of a major heritage project. A £3 million initiative is underway to preserve what is described as a key building in the life of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton. The plan focuses on Shackleton’s former residence…
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£3m Race to Save Shackleton’s Villa on South Georgia
The High-Stakes Preservation Project A £3 million restoration initiative is underway on the remote island of South Georgia to preserve a building closely linked to one of polar exploration’s most famous figures, Ernest Shackleton. The project centers on Shackleton’s villa in Stromness, a place that offers a tangible window into the hardships and endurance that…
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£3m race to save Shackleton’s Stromness villa on South Georgia
Preserving a Polar Icon: The Shackleton Villa on South Georgia A multi-million-pound effort is underway to protect a fragile piece of polar history on the remote island of South Georgia. The villa at Stromness, once a hub for Ernest Shackleton and his doomed yet legendary Endurance expedition, stands as a tangible link to the era…
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The £3m Race to Save Shackleton’s Villa on a South Atlantic Island
The Mission to Preserve a Key Piece of Polar History On a remote South Atlantic island, a high-stakes effort is underway to preserve a building that is as storied as the explorer who visited it. Shackleton’s villa, a modest yet symbolically significant dwelling linked to the era of heroic polar exploration, is at the center…