The rapid expansion, over-exploitation and subsequent decline in whale stocks in the northern hemisphere in the 20th century ...

The crumbling wooden house on South Georgia Island, where Sir Ernest Shackleton organized the rescue of his crew in 1916, is being restored.

“The Shackleton story is so intrinsically linked with South Georgia and we are delighted that we have been able to raise the ...

Shackleton famously reached the whaling station of Stromness on South Georgia in 1916 after spending 18 months stranded on ...

Work is under way on a South Atlantic island to preserve a key building in the story of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton.

"Publication no. 30 from Commander Chr. Christensen's Whaling Museum, Sandefjord, Norway"--T.p. verso.

The historic buildings at a whaling station were built in about 1906 by Norwegian carpenters, but have fallen into disrepair.