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Elephant Island near the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica

Elephant Island is world-renowned because it was the temporary home of Ernest Shackleton's fateful Endurance crew. Point Wild was named for Frank Wild, leader of the party from Shackleton's shipwrecked expedition which camped and managed to survive on the point for four and a half months until they were rescued on 30 August 1916.

Point Wild on Elephant Island, the location famed by Sir Ernest Shackleton's Endurance Expedition

View of mountains near Point Wild (Elephant Island) made famous by Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition. This is from where Shackleton set off for South Georgia - Antarctica expedition cruise

Chinstrap Penguins walking around on Halfmoon Island in Antarctica cooling their blood through their wings

A distant view approaching Elephant Island, Antarctica, where Ernest Shackleton’s men had to spend an uncomfortable few months while awaiting rescue after their ill-fated expedition.

A view approaching Elephant Island, Antarctica, where Ernest Shackleton’s men had to spend an uncomfortable few months while awaiting rescue after their ill-fated expedition.

$Elephant Island is an ice-covered, mountainous island off the coast of Antarctica in the outer reaches of the South Shetland Islands, in the Southern Ocean. \nThe island was the desolate refuge of the British explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew in 1916 following the loss of their ship Endurance$

A group of people set out to retrace the steps of Ernest Shackleton on South Georgia Island. They set out in the morning and hike over the final pass Ernest and his men covered before they made it back to Stromness Station. This was organised by a Sydney based expedition company, Aurora Expeditions.

Tough conditions are normal here – expect rough seas, high winds, icy rock and generally unpleasant conditions - most of the times. However, Elephant Island can have nice, really nice, days. If you are lucky to encounter that kind of conditions, you will see the beauty side of the island.