Shackleton's Hut

Shackleton's Hut
Antarctic camp
Shackleton's Hut at Cape Royds
Shackleton's Hut
Location of Shackleton's Hut in Antarctica
Coordinates: 77°33′11″S 166°10′06″E / 77.552929°S 166.168286°E / -77.552929; 166.168286
Country United Kingdom
Location in AntarcticaRoss Island
McMurdo Sound
Antarctica
Administered byNimrod Expedition
Established1907 (1907)
TypeAll-year round
PeriodAnnual
StatusRestored and preserved

Shackleton's Hut (77°33′11″S 166°10′06″E / 77.552929°S 166.168286°E / -77.552929; 166.168286) is a historical site near Cape Royds, Ross Island, Antarctica, where the explorer Ernest Shackleton built a hut that housed his party during the winter of 1908.

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