After reaching South Georgia — a remote, mountainous island 800 miles away in the South Atlantic Ocean — three of the rescue party fell ill.Stromness Whaling Station, South Georgia. Picture: South Georgia Heritage Trust/PA WireShackleton, Crean, and one other crew member then set out to cross 32 miles of South Georgia, an island notorious for its extremely harsh climate. “The work will take until March to complete.”Dickie Hall, who is managing the Stromness Villa restoration for the South Georgia Heritage Trust. Picture: South Georgia Heritage Trust/PA WireThe villa is regarded as one of the most important surviving pieces of heritage associated with Ernest Shackleton. However, thanks to the work of the South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT) and the Friends of South Georgia Island in the US (FOSGI), the structures are now being preserved.

Source: Irish Examiner January 04, 2026 07:07 UTC