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A map of the route across South Georgia, drawn by Frank Worsley, 1916

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Expedition: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Author: Frank Worsley (1872 - 1943)
Date of article: 1916

Reference number: 375; D

The map was drawn from memory by Frank Worsley shortly after his return from the expedition. It shows the route across South Georgia taken by Ernest Shackleton, Tom Crean and Frank Worsley in May 1916 during the Endurance expedition.