The Discovery of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Endurance

Enjoy these initial images and video of the Endurance wreck, located on March 5, 2022, exactly 9,869 feet (3008 meters) beneath the surface of the ice-covered Weddell Sea.

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Weddell Sea, Antarctica

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Endurance is so well-preserved that it's name and polestar are perfectly visible on its stern. (Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and National Geographic)

This is the ship's cockpit. There is an abundance of deep sea organisms who now call the ship home! (Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and National Geographic)

This is the starboard bow of Shackleton's famous ship. (Credit: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and National Geographic)

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