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Sea of Ice: The Wreck of the Endurance Ch 1-4

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  • The Endurance sank on November 12, 1920. (Ch 3)
    NO - it sank on November 21, 1015.
  • Because they had no food or supplies on the ship, several men died. (ch 2)
    NO - no one died, and they had a pretty good life on the ship, with food and supplies.
  • When the crew arrived on Elephant Island, they hadn't been on land for more than 3 months. (Ch 4)
    NO - they hadn't been on land for more than a year.
  • Ernest Shackleton, an American, was sailing from the USA to Antarctica to start his expedition. (Ch 1)
    Ernest Shackleton was British, and they were sailing from England to Antarctica.
  • The Endurance crew stayed on their ship for 6 months before the ship broke apart. (Ch 2)
    No - they stayed on their ship for NINE months.
  • Once they were in the lifeboats, the crew sailed for James Caird Island. (Ch 4)
    NO - they sailed on the boat named James Caird, for Elephant Island.
  • The crew pulled lifeboats full of supplies for over 1000 miles. (Ch 3)
    NO - they couldn't pull the lifeboats far at all because they were too heavy. They had to leave most of their supplies behind.
  • The Endurance was stuck in the ice and the crew free the ship by chopping up the ice. (Ch 2)
    No - they couldn't free the ship and knew they would have to wait for warmer weather.
  • The Antarctic summer is from June - September, just like ours. (Ch 1)
    No - their summer is from December to March. (Because it's in the Southern Hemisphere.)
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