The British Antarctic Expedition of 1907 to 1909, also known as the Nimrod Expedition, was led by Ernest Shackleton, who had been on Robert Falcon Scott's earlier expedition. His aim was to reach the South Pole, and he established a base at Cape Royds on Ross Island. In January 1909 his party, using ponies and sledges, reached a point only about 180 kilometres from the Pole, the farthest south anyone had gone, and turned back as supplies ran low. Other members of the expedition made the first ascent of Mount Erebus, and reached the area of the South Magnetic Pole. The expedition made Shackleton a national hero, and he was knighted.
Before and after
- 20 June 1907Founding of Swiss National Bank
- 6 July 1907Birth of Frida Kahlo
- 7 July 1907Birth of Robert A. Heinlein
- 24 July 1907Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907
- from August 1907 to March 1909British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909)
- 31 August 1907British-Russian Convention
- 14 September 1907Establishment of Jasper National Park
- 17 October 1907Founding of Atalanta BC
- from 14 November 1907 to 30 November 19071907 Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition
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